chìa

Vietnamese

Pronunciation

(Hà Nội) IPA^(key): [t͡ɕiə˨˩]
(Huế) IPA^(key): [t͡ɕiə˦˩]
(Hồ Chí Minh City) IPA^(key): [ciə˨˩]

Etymology 1

Non-Sino-Vietnamese reading of Chinese 匙 (“spoon; key”; SV: thi). Compare thìa (“spoon”), chìa vôi.

Noun

chìa (鈘, 鈙)

Short for chìa khoá (“key”).

Verb

chìa (𢹌)

to extend; to hold out (one's hand)

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