sủa

See also: Appendix:Variations of "sua"

Vietnamese

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Vietic *k-rɔh (“to bark”), might originally be onomatopoeic. Compare Proto-Katuic *kroh (whence Pacoh crouh) and Proto-Palaungic *-rɔːh.

False cognate of Mandarin 說／说 (shuō).

Pronunciation

  • (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [suə˧˩]
  • (Huế) IPA(key): [ʂuə˧˨] ~ [suə˧˨]
  • (Saigon) IPA(key): [ʂuə˨˩˦] ~ [suə˨˩˦]

Verb

sủa • (𠶂, 𡂡)

  1. (of a dog) to bark; to woof; to arf
  2. (derogatory) to say; to tell
    Hắn sủa cái gì thế?
    What the fuck is he babbling about?

Derived terms

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