rạ

See also: Appendix:Variations of "ra"

Vietnamese

Pronunciation

(Hà Nội) IPA^(key): [zaː˧˨ʔ]
(Huế) IPA^(key): [ʐaː˨˩ʔ]
(Hồ Chí Minh City) IPA^(key): [ɹaː˨˩˨]

Etymology 1

From Proto-Vietic *raːʔ.

Noun

rạ • (𬓰, 夜, 𦲹, 苲)

stubble
Synonyms: toóc, tót

See also

rơm

Derived terms

rơm rạ

Etymology 2

From a Tai language. Compare Zhuang raq, Thai ห่า (hàa).

Might be interpreted as from the sense above due to internal folk etymology.

Noun

rạ • (苲)

(pathology, now chiefly in compounds or certain expressions) chicken pox
Synonyms: thuỷ đậu, trái rạ

chết như rạ ― to die en-masse

Derived terms

Derived terms

chết như ngả rạ
trái rạ

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