sâu

See also: sau, Sau, SAU, sáu, său, s-au, sau-, and sa'u

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VietnameseEdit

PronunciationEdit

• (Hà Nội) IPA^(key): [səw˧˧]
• (Huế) IPA^(key): [ʂəw˧˧]
• (Hồ Chí Minh City) IPA^(key): [ʂəw˧˧]

Etymology 1Edit

From Proto-Vietic *c-ruː (“deep”), from Proto-Mon-Khmer *ɟruuʔ ~ *ɟruh ~ *rɟuh (“deep”). Cognate with Nghệ An/Hà Tĩnh dialects su, Muong khu, Khmer ជ្រៅ (crɨw), Bahnar jrŭ, Pacoh chru.

AdjectiveEdit

sâu (fully reduplicated form sâu sâu)

1. deep (having its bottom far down)

Derived termsEdit

Terms derived from sâu

• chuyên sâu
• sâu rộng

• sâu sắc

• sâu xa

AdverbEdit

sâu

1. deeply

Etymology 2Edit

NounEdit

(classifier con) sâu (𧒇)

1. (zoology) caterpillar

Derived termsEdit

Terms derived from sâu

• sâu bọ