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Vietnamese
Pronunciation
Etymology 1
Sino-Vietnamese word from 守.
Verb
thủ
- (rather informal) to guard; to keep
- (informal) to keep (something not yours as your own)
Tao cho nó mượn rồi nó thủ luôn.- I lent it to him and now he just keeps it.
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Etymology 2
Sino-Vietnamese word from 手.
Suffix
thủ
- (chiefly sports or video games) -er
- Synonym: tay
- cơ thủ ― billiard/snooker player
- kì thủ ― board game player
- game thủ ― a gamer
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Etymology 3
Sino-Vietnamese word from 首. Doublet of sỏ, which is an earlier borrowing.
Noun
thủ
- (Northern Vietnam, of pigs, as food) a head
- thủ lợn ― pig head
- (only in compounds) chief, leader; first
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