đẩu

See also: Appendix:Variations of "dau"

Vietnamese

Etymology

    Sino-Vietnamese word from 斗 (“dipper”).

    Pronunciation

    • (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [ʔɗəw˧˩]
    • (Huế) IPA(key): [ʔɗəw˧˨]
    • (Saigon) IPA(key): [ʔɗəw˨˩˦]

    Noun

    đẩu

    1. (occurs in compounds only, see 斗 (pronunciation 1) for a full list of definitions)

    Derived terms

    • Bắc Đẩu (北斗, "The Big Dipper")
    • đẩu sơn (斗山, "leading authority")
    • thái đẩu (泰斗, "leading authority")
    • tiểu đẩu (小斗, "Ursa Minor")
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