thâu

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

Chru

Etymology

From Proto-Chamic *thɔw, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *taqu, from Proto-Austronesian *Caqu.

Verb

thâu

  1. to know

References

  • Blust, Robert; Trussel, Stephen; et al. (2023) “*Caqu”, in the CLDF dataset from The Austronesian Comparative Dictionary (2010–), →DOI

Vietnamese

Pronunciation

  • (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [tʰəw˧˧]
  • (Huế) IPA(key): [tʰəw˧˧]
  • (Saigon) IPA(key): [tʰəw˧˧]
  • Audio (Hà Nội):(file)

Etymology 1

Noun

thâu

  1. (literary) Southern Vietnam form of thu (autumn)
    ngàn thâua thousand autumns; eternity

Verb

thâu

  1. Southern Vietnam form of thu (to get, to retrieve)
    thâu tiềnto collect fees/payment
  2. short for thâu âm (to record)
    Synonym: thu

Etymology 2

    Non-Sino-Vietnamese reading of Chinese (through, SV: thấu).

    Preposition

    thâu

    1. (only in fixed expressions) throughout
      nhậu nhẹt thâu đêmto party all night long
      thâu đêm thấu ngàyall day all night
    Derived terms

    Etymology 3

    Particle

    thâu

    1. Bình Định and Phú Yên form of thôi

    Interjection

    thâu

    1. Bình Định and Phú Yên form of thôi