Châu

See also: Appendix:Variations of "chau"

Vietnamese

Pronunciation

(Hà Nội) IPA^(key): [t͡ɕəw˧˧]
(Huế) IPA^(key): [t͡ɕəw˧˧]
(Hồ Chí Minh City) IPA^(key): [cəw˧˧]
Homophones: châu, trâu

Etymology 1

Sino-Vietnamese word from 周, alternate reading of Chu (see usage notes at 周).

Proper noun

a surname from Chinese

See also

Chu

Etymology 2

Sino-Vietnamese word from 珠 (“pearl”).

Proper noun

a female given name from Chinese

This article is issued from Wiktionary. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.