giáo

See also: giao and giảo

Vietnamese

Pronunciation

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

Etymology 1

Noun

(classifier cây, ngọn) giáo • (𨬊)

1. lance, spear

See also

Derived terms

• giáo mác

 

Etymology 2

Sino-Vietnamese word from 教 (“to teach; teachings; religion”).

The suffix sense seems to be a rather recent learned borrowing from Chinese (and other Sino-Xenic languages), with words formed with this suffix being more formal than their counterparts with đạo.

Affix

giáo

1. of teaching or educating

   nhà giáo ― an educator

See also

• dạy

Derived terms

• giáo sư
• giáo viên

 

Suffix

giáo

1. religion