rễ

Vietnamese

Etymology

From Proto-Vietic *k-riɛs (PPC *k-riɛs/k-rɛs, PMV *res), from Proto-Mon-Khmer *ris ~ *riəs ~ *rəs ~ *rʔiəs (“root”); cognate with North Central Vietnamese rện, Semai re'is, Bahnar rơh, Koho rias, Pacoh reaih, Khmer ឫស (rɨh), Mon ရိုဟ် (rɜ̀h) and Car Nicobarese ṛĕh. Cognates outside Mon-Khmer include Proto-Munda *rEˀt.

Pronunciation

(Hà Nội) IPA^(key): [ze˦ˀ˥]
(Huế) IPA^(key): [ʐej˧˨]
(Hồ Chí Minh City) IPA^(key): [ɹej˨˩˦]

Noun

rễ (𣠲, 𣑶, 𦮲, 𬓓)

root

Derived terms

mọc rễ

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