xâu

Vietnamese

Etymology

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium. Particularly: “Is the sense "skewer" chiefly used in Northern dialects?”)

Pronunciation

• (Hà Nội) IPA^(key): [səw˧˧]
• (Huế) IPA^(key): [səw˧˧]
• (Saigon) IPA^(key): [səw˧˧]

Verb

xâu • (𢴜, 𢹤, 𦄓)

1. to reeve; to thread

   Synonym: xỏ

Noun

xâu • (𦄓)

1. skewer

   Synonym: xiên

   xâu thịt nướng ― a skewer of grilled meat

2. (computing, programming) a string

   Synonym: chuỗi