thâu
Chru
Etymology
From Proto-Chamic *thɔw, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *taqu, from Proto-Austronesian *Caqu.
Verb
thâu
- 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
- (literary) Southern Vietnam form of thu (“autumn”)
- ngàn thâu ― a thousand autumns; eternity
Verb
thâu
- Southern Vietnam form of thu (“to get, to retrieve”)
- thâu tiền ― to collect fees/payment
- short for thâu âm (“to record”)
- Synonym: thu
Etymology 2
Non-Sino-Vietnamese reading of Chinese 透 (“through”, SV: thấu).
Preposition
thâu
- (only in fixed expressions) throughout
- nhậu nhẹt thâu đêm ― to party all night long
- thâu đêm thấu ngày ― all day all night
Derived terms
- đêm thâu
Etymology 3
Particle
thâu
Interjection
thâu