thủ
Vietnamese edit
Pronunciation edit
- (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [tʰu˧˩]
- (Huế) IPA(key): [tʰʊw˧˨]
- (Hồ Chí Minh City) IPA(key): [tʰʊw˨˩˦]
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Etymology 1 edit
Sino-Vietnamese word from 守.
Verb edit
thủ
- (rather informal) to guard; to keep
- (informal) to keep (something not yours as your own)
- Tao cho nó mượn rồi nó thủ luôn.
- I lent it to him and now he just keeps it.
Derived terms edit
- phòng thủ (“to defend”)
Etymology 2 edit
Sino-Vietnamese word from 手.
Suffix edit
thủ
- (chiefly sports or video games) -er
- Synonym: tay
- cơ thủ ― billiard/snooker player
- kì thủ ― board game player
- game thủ ― a gamer
Etymology 3 edit
Sino-Vietnamese word from 首. Doublet of sỏ, which is an earlier borrowing.
Noun edit
thủ
- (Northern Vietnam, of pigs, as food) a head
- thủ lợn ― pig head
Derived terms edit
Derived terms