sưu

Vietnamese

Etymology

Sino-Vietnamese word from 搜.

Pronunciation

  • (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [siw˧˧]
  • (Huế) IPA(key): [ʂɨw˧˧] ~ [sɨw˧˧]
  • (Saigon) IPA(key): [ʂɨw˧˧] ~ [sɨw˧˧]

Noun

sưu

  1. (historical) forced labor by the state
  2. (historical) taxes; head taxes
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