thủ

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Vietnamese

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Pronunciation

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Etymology 1

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Sino-Vietnamese word from .

Verb

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thủ

  1. (rather informal) to guard; to keep
  2. (informal) to keep (something not yours as your own)
    Tao cho nó mượn rồi nó thủ luôn.
    I lent it to him and now he just keeps it.
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Etymology 2

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Sino-Vietnamese word from .

Suffix

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thủ

  1. (chiefly sports or video games) -er
    Synonym: tay
    cơ thủbilliard/snooker player
    kì thủboard game player
    game thủa gamer
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Etymology 3

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Sino-Vietnamese word from . Doublet of thú and sỏ, which is an earlier borrowing.

Noun

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thủ

  1. (Northern Vietnam, of pigs, as food) a head
    thủ lợnpig head

Romanization

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thủ

  1. Sino-Vietnamese reading of (head)
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