thầu dầu

Vietnamese

Etymology

Compare Tho [Cuối Chăm] tʌw² tʌw².

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

Pronunciation

• (Hà Nội) IPA^(key): [tʰəw˨˩ zəw˨˩]
• (Huế) IPA^(key): [tʰəw˦˩ jəw˦˩]
• (Saigon) IPA^(key): [tʰəw˨˩ jəw˨˩]

Noun

(classifier cây) thầu dầu

1. castor oil plant; castor bean (Ricinus communis)

   Synonym: đu đủ tía