thùa

Vietnamese

Pronunciation

(Hà Nội) IPA^(key): [tʰuə˨˩]
(Huế) IPA^(key): [tʰuə˦˩]
(Saigon) IPA^(key): [tʰuə˨˩]

Etymology 1

Non-Sino-Vietnamese reading of Chinese 繡 (SV: tú).

Verb

thùa • (𦀏, 𦅱, 𬗰)

to buttonhole; to work buttonholes

Derived terms

thêu thùa

Etymology 2

This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.
Particularly: “New World plants. Probably from the etymology above, since certain species of agave are source of fiber.”

Noun

(classifier cây) thùa

agave