thâu

Chru

Etymology

From Proto-Chamic *thɔw, from Proto-Malayo-Chamic, from Proto-Malayo-Sumbawan, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *taqu, from Proto-Austronesian *Caqu.

Verb

thâu

1. to know

Vietnamese

Pronunciation

• (Hà Nội) IPA^(key): [tʰəw˧˧]
• (Huế) IPA^(key): [tʰəw˧˧]
• (Hồ Chí Minh City) IPA^(key): [tʰəw˧˧]

Etymology 1

Noun

thâu

1. Eye dialect spelling of thu, representing Southern Vietnam Vietnamese.

   ngàn/nghìn thâu/thu

   a thousand autumns; eternity

Verb

thâu

1. Eye dialect spelling of thu, representing Southern Vietnam Vietnamese.

   thâu/thu tiền

   to collect fees/payment

Etymology 2

Non-Sino-Vietnamese reading of Chinese 透 (“through”, SV: thấu).

Preposition

thâu

1. (only in fixed expressions) throughout

   nhậu nhẹt thâu đêm

   to party all night long

   thâu đêm thấu ngày

   all day all night

Derived terms

Derived terms

• đêm thâu