giú

Vietnamese

Alternative forms

(unetymological spelling) dú

Etymology

Related to giấu. Cognate with Muong chủ (“to hide”) and Chut [Rục] cuː³ (“to cover seeds”).

Pronunciation

(Hà Nội) IPA^(key): [zu˧˦]
(Huế) IPA^(key): [jʊw˨˩˦]
(Hồ Chí Minh City) IPA^(key): [jʊw˦˥]

Verb

giú

(Central Vietnam, Southern Vietnam) to hide; to cover; to conceal
(Central Vietnam, Southern Vietnam) to cover fruits to make them ripe artificially

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