thầu dầu

Vietnamese

Etymology

Compare Tho [Cuối Chăm] tʌw² tʌw².

The second syllable is probably the same as dầu (“oil”). The first syllable might be the aspirated variant of the same morpheme.

Pronunciation

(Hà Nội) IPA^(key): [tʰəw˨˩ zəw˨˩]
(Huế) IPA^(key): [tʰəw˦˩ jəw˦˩]
(Hồ Chí Minh City) IPA^(key): [tʰəw˨˩ jəw˨˩]

Noun

(classifier cây) thầu dầu

castor oil plant; castor bean (Ricinus communis)
Synonym: đu đủ tía

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