giâu

Vietnamese

Alternative forms

• (North Central Vietnam) giu; du
• (more common, unetymological spelling) dâu

Etymology

From Proto-Vietic *p-cuː. Cognate with Muong Bi chu.

Pronunciation

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

Noun

(classifier cây, trái, quả) giâu

1. (etymological spelling, less common) certain Baccaurea species, especially Baccaurea ramiflora and Baccaurea annamensis

   Synonym: giâu gia