thùa

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Vietnamese[edit]

Pronunciation[edit]

Etymology 1[edit]

Non-Sino-Vietnamese reading of Chinese (SV: ).

Verb[edit]

thùa (𦀏, 𦅱, 𬗰)

  1. to buttonhole; to work buttonholes
Derived terms[edit]

Etymology 2[edit]

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Particularly: “New World plants. Probably from the etymology above, since certain species of agave are source of fiber.”

Noun[edit]

(classifier cây) thùa

  1. agave