chú

Vietnamese

pron
Definitions
  • a paternal uncle, father's younger brother
  • a maternal uncle-in-law, mother's sister's husband
  • a paternal uncle-in-law, father's sister's husband
  • a man who's presumably slightly younger than your parents

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Vietic *cuːʔ.

Origin

Proto-Vietic

*cuːʔ

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