thụ

See also: thu, thư, and thứ

Vietnamese

Pronunciation

• (Hà Nội) IPA^(key): [tʰu˧˨ʔ]
• (Huế) IPA^(key): [tʰʊw˨˩ʔ]
• (Saigon) IPA^(key): [tʰʊw˨˩˨]

Etymology 1

Sino-Vietnamese word from 樹.

Noun

thụ

1. (only in Sino-Vietnamese compounds) a tree

   cổ thụ ― an old tree

See also

• cây (“plant”)

Etymology 2

Sino-Vietnamese word from 受.

Noun

thụ

1. (neologism) a bottom; uke (in a male same-sex relationship)

   Antonym: công

Verb

thụ

1. (only in compounds) to receive

   thụ hưởng ― to inherit

   hưởng thụ ― to enjoy

2. (zoology, botany, of a male organism or its reproductive parts, only in compounds) to give something to fertilize

   thụ tinh ― to fertilize with semen

   thụ phấn ― to fertilize with pollen

See also

• nhận

Anagrams

• hụt