sấu

Vietnamese

Pronunciation

Etymology 1

From Proto-Vietic *k-ruːʔ (“crocodile”). Cognate with Muong Bi khủ (“aquatic monster”).

Noun

(classifier con) sấu • (𩽉 - 䱸, 𩽤)

  1. crocodile
  2. (by extension) crocodilian

Etymology 2

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Noun

(classifier cây, trái, quả) sấu • (㮴, 蓃)[1]

  1. Dracontomelon duperreanum, a species of flowering plants in the Anacardiaceae (cashew family).
  2. (by extension) The genus Dracontomelum.
  3. Fruit of Dracontomelon duperreanum.

References
  1. dracontomelum at Nôm foundation

Further reading

"Crocodilus" in Taberd J. L. (1838) Dictionarium Latino-Anamaticum, Volume 2

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