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thùa

verbnoun
Hanoi [tʰuə˨˩]Huế [tʰuə˦˩]Saigon [tʰuə˨˩] browser voice
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thùa means to buttonhole; to work buttonholes.

Meanings of thùa in English

Verb

  1. to buttonhole; to work buttonholes

Noun

  1. agave

Words with thùa

Historical script (chữ Nôm / Hán)

Before the Latin alphabet (chữ Quốc ngữ) became standard, thùa could be written as 𦀏, 𦅱, 𬗰. Today Vietnamese is written only in the Latin alphabet.

Etymology

Non-Sino-Vietnamese reading of Chinese 繡 (SV: tú).

Frequently asked questions

What does thùa mean in English?

thùa (verb) means "to buttonhole; to work buttonholes".

How do you pronounce thùa?

IPA: Hanoi [tʰuə˨˩]; Saigon [tʰuə˨˩]. Tones: thùa — falling tone (huyền).

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.