sấu

See also: Appendix:Variations of "sau"

Vietnamese

Pronunciation

  • (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [səw˧˦]
  • (Huế) IPA(key): [ʂəw˨˩˦] ~ [səw˨˩˦]
  • (Saigon) IPA(key): [ʂəw˦˥] ~ [səw˦˥]

Etymology 1

From Proto-Vietic *k-ruːʔ (“crocodile”). Cognate with Muong Bi khủ (“aquatic monster”).

Noun

(classifier con) sấu • (𩽉 - 䱸, 𩽤)

  1. crocodile
  2. (by extension) crocodilian

Etymology 2

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

Noun

(classifier cây, trái, quả) sấu • (㮴, 蓃)

  1. Dracontomelon duperreanum, a species of flowering plants in the Anacardiaceae (cashew family).
  2. (by extension) The genus Dracontomelum.
  3. Fruit of Dracontomelon duperreanum.

References

  • Taberd, J. L. (1838) Dictionarium Latino-Anamaticum, volume 2, page 180
  • "dracontomelum", in Nôm foundation.
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