dâu

See also: Appendix:Variations of "dau"

Vietnamese

Pronunciation

(Hà Nội) IPA^(key): [zəw˧˧]
(Huế) IPA^(key): [jəw˧˧]
(Hồ Chí Minh City) IPA^(key): [jəw˧˧]
Homophone: giâu, râu

Etymology 1

From Proto-Vietic *-toː. Cognate with Muong tô, Tho [Cuối Chăm] tɔː¹. Compare North Central Vietnamese đâu.

Alternative forms

(North Central Vietnam) đâu

Noun

(classifier cây, trái, quả) dâu • (桑, 柚, 橷, 𣘛)

mulberry
Synonym: dâu ta (literally “our mulberry”)
(by extension) strawberry
Synonym: dâu tây (literally “western mulberry”)

Usage notes

Thanks to the popularity of strawberry as a flavor in foods and drinks, dâu is more frequently understood nowadays as "strawberry" than its original meaning, "mulberry". For example, vị dâu will most likely be "strawberry-flavored" rather than "mulberry-flavored".

Derived terms

Derived terms

Etymology 2

From Proto-Vietic *-juː. Compare North Central Vietnamese du.

Alternative forms

(North Central Vietnam) du

Noun

dâu • (妯, 嫂)

daughter-in-law
con dâu ― daughter-in-law

chị dâu ― elder brother's wife

em dâu ― younger brother's wife
Short for cô dâu (“bride”).

Derived terms

Derived terms

Related terms

rể (“groom; son-in-law”)

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