trầu

See also: Appendix:Variations of "trau"

Vietnamese

Alternative forms

• (Northern Vietnam) giầu
• (North Central Vietnam) trù

Etymology

From Middle Vietnamese 𣞾 (blàu), from Proto-Vietic *b-luː, from Proto-Mon-Khmer *ml(əw) (“betel”). Cognate with Nghệ An/Hà Tĩnh dialects trù, 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 Trầu/Giầu.

Pronunciation

• (Hà Nội) IPA^(key): [t͡ɕəw˨˩]
• (Huế) IPA^(key): [ʈəw˦˩]
• (Hồ Chí Minh City) IPA^(key): [ʈəw˨˩]

Noun

(classifier cây, lá) trầu • (𫈜, 𫑱, 𣞾)

1. betel

(classifier miếng) trầu

1. a paan

   bã trầu ― discarded (spit out) chewed paans