giơ

Vietnamese

Etymology

From Proto-Vietic *k-jəː; cognate with Muong dơ, Tho [Cuối Chăm] /jəː¹/. Compare also Proto-Mon-Khmer *jaar (“to lift”) (whence Mon ယာ (yɛ̀a) and Khmer យារ (yiə)).

Pronunciation

• (Hà Nội) IPA^(key): [zəː˧˧]
• (Huế) IPA^(key): [jəː˧˧]
• (Saigon) IPA^(key): [jəː˧˧]

Verb

giơ • (𫼰)

1. to hold up, to lift