thầu dầu

Vietnamese

Etymology

Compare Tho [Cuối Chăm] tʌw² tʌw².

The second syllable is likely the same as dầu (“oil, Dipterocarpus spp.”). The first syllable might be the aspirated variant of the same morpheme.

Pronunciation

  • (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [tʰəw˨˩ zəw˨˩]
  • (Huế) IPA(key): [tʰəw˦˩ jəw˦˩]
  • (Saigon) IPA(key): [tʰəw˨˩ jəw˨˩]

Noun

(classifier cây) thầu dầu

  1. castor oil plant; castor bean (Ricinus communis)
    Synonym: đu đủ tía
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