giúp
Vietnamese
Etymology
Possibly from Proto-Mon-Khmer *bciip ~ *bciəp ~ *bcəp ~ *bcap ~ *bcaip ~ *bcup ~ *bcuup ~ *bcuəp (“to adjoin; to adhere”) and therefore related to chắp. Compare Koho jup (“be together; to follow, to help”).
Pronunciation
- (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [zup̚˧˦]
- (Huế) IPA(key): [jup̚˦˧˥]
- (Hồ Chí Minh City) IPA(key): [jʊp̚˦˥]
Verb
giúp (𠢞, 𠢟)
- to help; to aid