Etymology

From Middle Vietnamese tlâu, from Proto-Vietic *c-luː; compare Nghệ An/Hà Tĩnh accents tru, Muong tlu

Pronunciation

• (Hà Nội) IPA^(key): [ṯɕɜw˧˧]
• (Huế) IPA^(key): [ʈɜw˧˧]
• (Hồ Chí Minh City) IPA^(key): [ʈɜw˧˥]
• Homophone: châu