sấu

Vietnamese

Pronunciation

• (Hà Nội) IPA^(key): [səw˧˦]
• (Huế) IPA^(key): [ʂəw˨˩˦] ~ [səw˨˩˦]
• (Saigon) IPA^(key): [ʂəw˦˥] ~ [səw˦˥]

Etymology 1

From Proto-Vietic *k-ruːʔ (“crocodile”). Cognate with Muong Bi khủ (“aquatic monster”).

Noun

(classifier con) sấu • (𩽉 - 䱸, 𩽤)

1. crocodile
2. (by extension) crocodilian

Etymology 2

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

Noun

(classifier cây, trái, quả) sấu • (㮴, 蓃)

1. Dracontomelon duperreanum, a species of flowering plants in the Anacardiaceae (cashew family).
2. (by extension) The genus Dracontomelum.
3. Fruit of Dracontomelon duperreanum.

Further reading

"Crocodilus" in Taberd J. L. (1838) Dictionarium Latino-Anamaticum, Volume 2