trêu

Vietnamese

Etymology

Attested in the Dictionarium Annamiticum Lusitanum et Latinum (1651) as tlêu. Possibly related to lêu lêu (“to boo”).

Pronunciation

Verb

trêu • (嘹, 撩, 𠰉, 繚, 招)

  1. (chiefly Northern Vietnam) to tease, to poke fun
    Synonym: chọc

Derived terms

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