thập
Vietnamese
Pronunciation
- (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [tʰəp̚˧˨ʔ]
- (Huế) IPA(key): [tʰəp̚˨˩ʔ]
- (Hồ Chí Minh City) IPA(key): [tʰəp̚˨˩˨]
Etymology 1
Sino-Vietnamese word from 十 (“ten”).
Synonyms
- (native) mười
Derived terms
Etymology 2
Likely from a native root meaning "indent, depressed", hence forming an antonymic compound with thò (“to stick out”). Compare thấp (“low”) - thấp tho (“uneasy”), thấp thỏm (“fidgety, uneasy”), thấp thoáng (“to appear intermittently”).
Adjective
thập
- (chiefly in thập thò) hesitating, undecided (whether to enter or not); stealthy, sneaky
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