tháu

See also: thau, thău, thâu, thấu, thầu, and þau

Vietnamese

Pronunciation

  • (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [tʰaw˧˦]
  • (Huế) IPA(key): [tʰaw˨˩˦]
  • (Saigon) IPA(key): [tʰa(ː)w˦˥]

Etymology 1

    Non-Sino-Vietnamese reading of Chinese 草 (SV: thảo). Doublet of thảo.

    Adjective

    tháu • (艸, 草)

    1. (of writing) scrawling
      Nó nguệch ngoạc mấy chữ viết tháu.
      He scribbled some scrawlings.
    Derived terms

    Etymology 2

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    Adjective

    tháu

    1. (rare, only in compounds) no longer little, but not considered grown up; half-grown
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