thúc

Vietnamese

Pronunciation

• (Hà Nội) IPA^(key): [tʰʊwk͡p̚˧˦]
• (Huế) IPA^(key): [tʰʊwk͡p̚˦˧˥]
• (Hồ Chí Minh City) IPA^(key): [tʰʊwk͡p̚˦˥]

Etymology 1

Non-Sino-Vietnamese reading of Chinese 促 (“to urge”, SV: xúc).

Verb

thúc

1. to push; to shove; to jab
2. to dun; to press (someone for payment)

Etymology 2

Sino-Vietnamese word from 叔.

Noun

thúc

1. (Chinese fiction) uncle

Anagrams

• chút