"vu" meaning in Vietnamese

See vu in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Romanization

IPA: [vu˧˧] [Hà-Nội], [vʊw˧˧] [Huế], [vʊw˧˧] (note: Saigon), [jʊw˧˧] (note: Saigon)
Head templates: {{head|vi|romanization}} vu
  1. Sino-Vietnamese reading of 蕪 Tags: romanization Derived forms: hoang vu
    Sense id: en-vu-vi-romanization-YBAFLVzC Categories (other): Sino-Vietnamese readings, Vietnamese entries with incorrect language header, Vietnamese romanizations Disambiguation of Vietnamese entries with incorrect language header: 86 14 Disambiguation of Vietnamese romanizations: 95 5
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 2

Verb

IPA: [vu˧˧] [Hà-Nội], [vʊw˧˧] [Huế], [vʊw˧˧] (note: Saigon), [jʊw˧˧] (note: Saigon)
Etymology: Sino-Vietnamese word from 誣. Etymology templates: {{etymid|vi|誣}}, {{categorize|vi|Sino-Vietnamese words}}, {{vi-etym-sino|誣}} Sino-Vietnamese word from 誣 Head templates: {{head|vi|verb|||head=|tr=}} vu, {{vi-verb}} vu
  1. to slander, to libel Derived forms: vu cáo, vu khống, vu oan
    Sense id: en-vu-vi-verb-eUnmGpJF Categories (other): Sino-Vietnamese words
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 1
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