ẩu

adverbnoun

Hanoi [ʔəw˧˩]Huế [ʔəw˧˨]Saigon [ʔəw˨˩˦] browser voice

Syllables · tones

ẩudippinghỏi

Each syllable carries one of six tones; the mark on the vowel tells you which. How the six tones sound →

ẩu means carelessly.

Meanings of ẩu in English

Adverb

colloquial carelessly (in doing something)

Noun

Bình Định and Phú Yên form of ổi (“guava”)

Words with ẩu

ẩu đả ẩu tả

Historical script (chữ Nôm / Hán)

Before the Latin alphabet (chữ Quốc ngữ) became standard, ẩu could be written as 𬏠. Today Vietnamese is written only in the Latin alphabet.

Etymology

See rầu (~ rồi) for the sound change.

Frequently asked questions

What does ẩu mean in English?

ẩu (adverb) means "carelessly".

How do you pronounce ẩu?

IPA: Hanoi [ʔəw˧˩]; Saigon [ʔəw˨˩˦]. Tones: ẩu — dipping tone (hỏi).

Meanings, pronunciation and etymology from English Wiktionary (wiktionary.org, via kaikki.org; CC BY-SA 4.0), reviewed and edited. IPA shown for three accents: Hanoi (Northern), Huế (Central) and Saigon (Southern). The Listen button uses your browser's Vietnamese voice, for reference only. Spotted a mistake? Let NgonNgu know.