giảo

See also: giao and giáo

Vietnamese

Etymology

Sino-Vietnamese word from 絞.

Pronunciation

(Hà Nội) IPA^(key): [zaːw˧˩]
(Huế) IPA^(key): [jaːw˧˨]
(Hồ Chí Minh City) IPA^(key): [jaːw˨˩˦]

Verb

giảo

(obsolete, only in compounds) to hang (a criminal)

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