thầu dầu
Vietnamese edit
Etymology edit
Compare Tho [Cuối Chăm] tʌw² tʌw².
The second syllable is probably the same as dầu (“oil”). The first syllable might be the aspirated variant of the same morpheme.
Pronunciation edit
- (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [tʰəw˨˩ zəw˨˩]
- (Huế) IPA(key): [tʰəw˦˩ jəw˦˩]
- (Hồ Chí Minh City) IPA(key): [tʰəw˨˩ jəw˨˩]
Noun edit
- castor oil plant; castor bean (Ricinus communis)
- Synonym: đu đủ tía