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giáo

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See also: giao and giảo

Vietnamese

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Pronunciation

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Etymology 1

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Noun

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(classifier cây, ngọn) giáo (𨬊)

  1. lance, spear
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Etymology 2

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Sino-Vietnamese word from (to teach; teachings; religion).

The suffix sense seems to be a rather recent learned borrowing from Chinese (and other Sino-Xenic languages), with words formed with this suffix being more formal than their counterparts with đạo.

Romanization

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giáo

  1. Sino-Vietnamese reading of
    nhà giáoan educator
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Suffix

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giáo

  1. religion
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