trầu
See also: Appendix:Variations of "trau"
Vietnamese
editPronunciation
editEtymology 1
editFrom Proto-Vietic *b-luː, from Proto-Mon-Khmer *ml(əw) (“betel”). Cognate with Bahnar bơlŏu, Mon ဇဗၠူ (həplùˀ) and Khmer ម្លូ (mluu).
Compare the village name Phù Lưu 扶留 (MC bju ljuw), whose demotic name (tên Nôm) is Giầu.
Alternative forms
editNoun
edit(classifier cây, lá) trầu • (𫈜, 𫑱, 𣞾)
(classifier miếng) trầu
- a paan
- bã trầu ― discarded (spit out) chewed paans
Derived terms
editEtymology 2
editSee rầu for the sound change.
Noun
edittrầu
Derived terms
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