lưu

See also: luu, Luu, Lưu, lựu, and łuu

Vietnamese

Etymology

Sino-Vietnamese word from 留.

Pronunciation

• (Hà Nội) IPA^(key): [liw˧˧]
• (Huế) IPA^(key): [lɨw˧˧]
• (Hồ Chí Minh City) IPA^(key): [lɨw˧˧]
• Homophone: Lưu

• Audio (Hồ Chí Minh City)

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Verb

lưu

1. to detain; to keep
2. (computing) to save