thụ

See also: thu, thư, and thứ

Vietnamese

Pronunciation

• (Hà Nội) IPA^(key): [tʰu˧˨ʔ]
• (Huế) IPA^(key): [tʰʊw˨˩ʔ]
• (Saigon) IPA^(key): [tʰʊw˨˩˨]

Etymology 1

Sino-Vietnamese word from 樹.

Noun

thụ

1. (only in Sino-Vietnamese compounds) a tree

   cổ thụ

   an old tree

See also

• cây (“plant”)

Etymology 2

Sino-Vietnamese word from 受 (“to receive”).

Verb

thụ

1. (only in compounds) to receive

   thụ hưởng

   to inherit

   hưởng thụ

   to enjoy

2. (zoology, botany, of a male organism or its reproductive parts, only in compounds) to give something to fertilize

   thụ tinh

   to fertilize with semen

   thụ phấn

   to fertilize with pollen

See also

• nhận