phủ

See also: Appendix:Variations of "phu"

Vietnamese

Pronunciation

• (Hà Nội) IPA^(key): [fu˧˩]
• (Huế) IPA^(key): [fʊw˧˨]
• (Saigon) IPA^(key): [fʊw˨˩˦]

Etymology 1

Sino-Vietnamese word from 撫 (“to cover”). For some parallels of the "to mate" sense, compare English cover, Russian крыть (krytʹ, “to mount”), German belegen (“to mate”), Spanish cubrir (“to cover, to mount”).

Verb

phủ

1. to cover
2. (dated, of non-human animals) to mate; to copulate

Derived terms

• bao phủ
• che phủ
• phủ kín

 

Etymology 2

Sino-Vietnamese word from 府.

Noun

phủ

1. (historical) a Chinese prefecture
2. (historical) the residence of a nobleman or government official

   phủ Chúa Trịnh ― the Trịnh Lord's Palace

Etymology 3

Romanization

phủ

1. Sino-Vietnamese reading of 腑

See also

Derived terms

• lục phủ