giúp

Vietnamese

Etymology

Possibly from Proto-Mon-Khmer *bciip ~ *bciəp ~ *bcəp ~ *bcap ~ *bcaip ~ *bcup ~ *bcuup ~ *bcuəp (“to adjoin; to adhere”) and therefore related to chắp. Compare Koho jup (“be together; to follow, to help”).

Pronunciation

• (Hà Nội) IPA^(key): [zup̚˧˦]
• (Huế) IPA^(key): [jup̚˦˧˥]
• (Saigon) IPA^(key): [jʊp̚˦˥]

Verb

giúp • (𠢞, 𠢟)

1. to help; to aid