sâu

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See also: sau, Sau, SAU, sáu, său, s-au, and sau-

Vietnamese

Pronunciation

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 tru, Khmu ɟruʔ.

Alternative forms

  • (North Central Vietnam) su

Adjective

sâu • (娄, 溇, 漊)

  1. deep (having its bottom far down)
    Antonym: nông
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Adverb

sâu • (娄, 溇, 漊)

  1. deeply

Etymology 2

Compare Japanese 虫歯 (mushiba, literally “bug tooth”).

Alternative forms

  • (North Central Vietnam) trâu

Noun

(classifier con) sâu • (蝼, 󱟗, 螻)

  1. a caterpillar (larva of a butterfly)

Adjective

sâu • (蝼, 󱟗, 螻)

  1. (of a tooth) with a cavity
    răng sâu ― a tooth with a cavity
    sâu răng ― (of a person) with cavities

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