Sửu

See also: suu, Suu, sū, and süü

Vietnamese

Etymology

Sino-Vietnamese word from 丑. Cognate with Northern Thai ᨸᩮᩢ᩶ᩣ, Lü ᦔᧁᧉ (ṗaw²), Isan เป้า, Lao ເປົ້າ (pao).

Pronunciation

• (Hà Nội) IPA^(key): [siw˧˩]
• (Huế) IPA^(key): [ʂɨw˧˨] ~ [sɨw˧˨]
• (Saigon) IPA^(key): [ʂɨw˨˩˦] ~ [sɨw˨˩˦]
• Homophone: xỉu

Proper noun

Sửu

1. (dated) a unisex given name from Chinese
2. the second earthly branch represented by the Ox

Coordinate terms

• (Chinese earthly branches) Địa Chi; Tí/Tý, Sửu, Dần, Mão, Thìn, Tị/Tỵ, Ngọ, Mùi, Thân, Dậu, Tuất, Hợi ^{(Category: vi:Chinese earthly branches)}

Derived terms

• giờ Sửu