giáp

See also: Giáp

Vietnamese

Pronunciation

(Hà Nội) IPA^(key): [zaːp̚˧˦]
(Huế) IPA^(key): [jaːp̚˦˧˥]
(Hồ Chí Minh City) IPA^(key): [jaːp̚˦˥]

Etymology 1

Sino-Vietnamese word from 甲.

Noun

giáp

Alternative form of Giáp (“the first Heavenly Stem”)
cycle of twelve years
armour; cuirass
(zoology) carapace (of crustacean)
(historical) sub-hamlet (division of a village consisting of about ten households in ancient times)
(medicine) Short for tuyến giáp (“thyroid”).

Etymology 2

Verb

giáp

to be contiguous to; to be close to; to be adjacent to; to be bordering
to be connected with

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