giấu

See also: gïau, giàu, and giầu

Vietnamese

Alternative forms

  • (Central Vietnam, Southern Vietnam) giú

Etymology

Attested in Hồng Đức quốc âm thi tập (洪德國音詩集, 15th century) as 吜, phonetic 丑 (MC trhjuwX) (modern SV: sửu). Cognate with Muong chủ (“to hide”) and Chut [Rục] cuː³ (“to cover seeds”).

Attested as giấu in the Dictionarium Annamiticum Lusitanum et Latinum (1651).

Pronunciation

Verb

giấu • (唒, 酉, 丑, 𨁪, 鬪, 吜)

  1. to hide (from sight)
  2. to hide (to keep something secret); to conceal

Derived terms

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