đẩu

See also: Appendix:Variations of "dau"

Vietnamese

Etymology

Sino-Vietnamese word from 斗 (“dipper”).

Pronunciation

• (Hà Nội) IPA^(key): [ʔɗəw˧˩]
• (Huế) IPA^(key): [ʔɗəw˧˨]
• (Saigon) IPA^(key): [ʔɗəw˨˩˦]

Noun

đẩu

1. (occurs in compounds only, see 斗 (pronunciation 1) for a full list of definitions)

Derived terms

• Bắc Đẩu (北斗, "The Big Dipper")
• đẩu sơn (斗山, "leading authority")
• thái đẩu (泰斗, "leading authority")
• tiểu đẩu (小斗, "Ursa Minor")

Related terms

• đấu