giú

Vietnamese

Alternative forms

• (unetymological spelling) dú

Etymology

Related to giấu. Cognate with Muong chủ (“to hide”) and Chut [Rục] cuː³ (“to cover seeds”).

Pronunciation

• (Hà Nội) IPA^(key): [zu˧˦]
• (Huế) IPA^(key): [jʊw˨˩˦]
• (Hồ Chí Minh City) IPA^(key): [jʊw˦˥]

Verb

giú

1. (Central Vietnam, Southern Vietnam) to hide; to cover; to conceal
2. (Central Vietnam, Southern Vietnam) to cover fruits to make them ripe artificially