sâu
See also: sau, Sau, SAU, sáu, său, s-au, sau-, and sa'u
Vietnamese
Pronunciation
- (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [səw˧˧]
- (Huế) IPA(key): [ʂəw˧˧]
- (Hồ Chí Minh City) IPA(key): [ʂəw˧˧] ~ [səw˧˧]
Etymology 1
From Proto-Vietic *c-ruː (“deep”), from Proto-Mon-Khmer *ɟruuʔ ~ *ɟruh ~ *rɟuh (“deep”). Cognate with Nghệ An/Hà Tĩnh dialects su, Muong khu, Khmer ជ្រៅ (crɨw), Bahnar jrŭ, Pacoh chru.
Adjective
sâu (溇, 漊)
- deep (having its bottom far down)
- Antonym: nông
Derived terms
Derived terms
- chuyên sâu
- sâu rộng
- sâu sắc
- sâu xa
Adverb
sâu (溇, 漊)
- deeply
Noun
(classifier con) sâu (𧒇)
- (zoology) caterpillar
Derived terms
Derived terms
- sâu bọ