rựa

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Vietnamese[edit]

Alternative forms[edit]

  • (North Central Vietnam) rạ (no diphthongization)

Etymology[edit]

From Proto-Vietic *m-raːʔ. Cognate with Pacoh pra (large knife, cleaver), Mang pjaː² (knife), Mon မြ (a kind of knife), O'du braː ("knife"). See also Thai พร้า (práa).

Pronunciation[edit]

Noun[edit]

(classifier cái, cây) rựa (𠟹, 𨮌)

  1. machete