thua

See also: thưa and þúa

Albanian

Alternative forms

• thue (Gheg)

Etymology

Apocope of *thuan, from Proto-Albanian *(a)tsāna, or *ćāhai, from Proto-Indo-European *h₂eḱ- (“sharp”) (compare Lithuanian ašnìs (“blade edge”), Ancient Greek ἄκανος (ákanos, “pine thistle”), English awn (“bristle of barley”)).

Noun

thua m (plural thonj, definite thoi, definite plural thonjtë)

1. (anatomy) nail (of the body), fingernail, toenail

Declension

Declension of thua

	indefinite		definite
	singular	plural	singular	plural
nominative	thua	thonj	thoi	thonjtë
accusative			thoin
dative	thoi	thonjve	thoit	thonjve
ablative		thonjsh

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Irish

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [huə]

Noun

thua f

1. Lenited form of tua.

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Vietnamese

Etymology

Non-Sino-Vietnamese reading of Chinese 輸 (“to lose”, SV: thâu).

Pronunciation

• (Hà Nội) IPA^(key): [tʰuə˧˧]
• (Huế) IPA^(key): [tʰuə˧˧]
• (Hồ Chí Minh City) IPA^(key): [tʰuə˧˧]

Verb

thua • (𪿐)

1. to lose

Antonyms

• thắng

Derived terms

Derived terms

• thắng thua
• thua thiệt