phủ

See also: Appendix:Variations of "phu"

Vietnamese

Pronunciation

Etymology 1

Sino-Vietnamese word from 撫 (“to cover”). For some parallels of the "to mate" sense, compare English cover, Russian крыть (krytʹ, “to mount”), German belegen (“to mate”), Spanish cubrir (“to cover, to mount”).

Verb

phủ

  1. to cover
  2. (dated, of non-human animals) to mate; to copulate
Derived terms

Etymology 2

Sino-Vietnamese word from 府.

Noun

phủ

  1. (historical) a Chinese prefecture
  2. (historical) the residence of a nobleman or government official
    phủ Chúa Trịnh ― the Trịnh Lord's Palace

Etymology 3

Romanization

phủ

  1. Sino-Vietnamese reading of 腑

See also

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