thập

See also: tháp and thấp

Vietnamese

Pronunciation

Etymology 1

Sino-Vietnamese word from (“ten”).

Numeral

thập

  1. (only in compounds) ten
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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

  1. (chiefly in thập thò) hesitating, undecided (whether to enter or not); stealthy, sneaky
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