thầu dầu
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Vietnamese[edit]
Etymology[edit]
Compare Tho [Cuối Chăm] tʌw² tʌw².
The second syllable is probably the same as dầu (“oil”). The first syllable might be the aspirated variant of the same morpheme.
Pronunciation[edit]
- (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [tʰəw˨˩ zəw˨˩]
- (Huế) IPA(key): [tʰəw˦˩ jəw˦˩]
- (Hồ Chí Minh City) IPA(key): [tʰəw˨˩ jəw˨˩]
Noun[edit]
- castor oil plant; castor bean (Ricinus communis)
- Synonym: đu đủ tía