giàu

See also: gïau, giấu, and giầu

Vietnamese

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Proto-Vietic *k-ɟaw. Compare North Central Vietnamese tràu.

Attested in Quốc âm thi tập (國音詩集) as 𢀭, composed of 巨 (MC gjoX) + 朝 (MC drjew) (modern SV: cự triều). Attested as giầu in the Dictionarium Annamiticum Lusitanum et Latinum (1651).

Pronunciation

Adjective

giàu • (𢀭, 𫡯)

  1. rich; affluent; wealthy
    giàu sụ ― very rich
  2. abundant; copious; plentiful

Verb

giàu • (𢀭, 𫡯)

  1. (rare) to be rich in; to have very much; to have very many
    Thứ nhất là giàu sức khỏe, thứ hai là giàu trí tuệ, thứ ba là giàu con cái.
    The first is to be rich in health, the second is to have very much wisdom, the third is to have very many children.

Derived terms

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