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thâu

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See also: thau, tháu, thău, thấu, thầu, and þau

Chru

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Etymology

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From Proto-Chamic *thɔw, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *taqu, from Proto-Austronesian *Caqu. Cognate with Indonesian tahu (in the sense of "know")

Verb

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thâu

  1. to know

References

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  • Blust, Robert; Trussel, Stephen; et al. (2023) “*Caqu”, in the CLDF dataset from The Austronesian Comparative Dictionary (2010–), →DOI

Vietnamese

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Pronunciation

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Etymology 1

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Noun

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thâu

  1. (literary) Southern Vietnam form of thu (autumn)
    ngàn thâua thousand autumns; eternity

Verb

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thâu

  1. Southern Vietnam form of thu (to get, to retrieve)
    thâu tiềnto collect fees/payment
  2. short for thâu âm (to record)
    Synonym: thu

Etymology 2

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    Non-Sino-Vietnamese reading of Chinese (through, SV: thấu).

    Preposition

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    thâu

    1. (only in fixed expressions) throughout
      nhậu nhẹt thâu đêmto party all night long
      thâu đêm thấu ngàyall day all night
    Derived terms
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    Etymology 3

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    Particle

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    thâu

    1. Bình Định and Phú Yên form of thôi

    Interjection

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    thâu

    1. Bình Định and Phú Yên form of thôi