giáp

See also: Giáp

Vietnamese

Pronunciation

• (Hà Nội) IPA^(key): [zaːp̚˧˦]
• (Huế) IPA^(key): [jaːp̚˦˧˥]
• (Saigon) IPA^(key): [jaːp̚˦˥]

Etymology 1

Sino-Vietnamese word from 甲.

Noun

giáp

1. Alternative letter-case form of Giáp (“the first Heavenly Stem”)
2. cycle of twelve years
3. armour; cuirass
4. (zoology) carapace (of crustacean)
5. (historical) sub-hamlet (division of a village consisting of about ten households in ancient times)
6. (medicine) Short for tuyến giáp (“thyroid”).

Etymology 2

Verb

giáp

1. to be contiguous to; to be close to; to be adjacent to; to be bordering
2. to be connected with