giơ

Vietnamese

Etymology

From Proto-Vietic *k-jəː; cognate with Muong dơ, Tho [Cuối Chăm] /jəː¹/. Compare also Proto-Mon-Khmer *jaar (“to lift”) (whence Mon ယာ (yɛ̀a) and Khmer យារ (yiə)).

Pronunciation

(Hà Nội) IPA^(key): [zəː˧˧]
(Huế) IPA^(key): [jəː˧˧]
(Hồ Chí Minh City) IPA^(key): [jəː˧˧]

Verb

giơ (𫼰)

to hold up, to lift

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