This is the 221st most frequent Vietnamese word.
đầu
"Đầu" in Vietnamese means "head" or "beginning."
Here, 'đầu' refers to the starting point or beginning of something.
Đầu của con đường là nhà tôi.
The beginning of the road is my house.
In this case, 'đầu' signifies the leader or the foremost rank.
Anh ấy luôn đứng đầu lớp trong các môn học.
He always stands at the top of the class in subjects.
Here, 'đầu' is used to refer to 'head' in the context of headache.