chèo
Vietnamese
Pronunciation
- (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [t͡ɕɛw˨˩]
- (Huế) IPA(key): [t͡ɕɛw˦˩]
- (Hồ Chí Minh City) IPA(key): [cɛw˨˩]
Etymology 1
From Proto-Vietic *tʃ-r-ɛːw, an *-r- (instrumental derivative) infixed form of Proto-Vietic *tʃɛːw, whence Modern Vietnamese xeo (“to lift up with a crowbar; to propel (a boat) with a long pole”). Related to Vietnamese neo (“anchor”), Khmer ចែវ (caew, “to row; paddle”), ច្រវា (crɑvaa, “oar; paddle”), Lao ແຊວ (sǣu, “to row”).
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