rạ

See also: Appendix:Variations of "ra"

Vietnamese

Pronunciation

Etymology 1

From Proto-Vietic *raːʔ.

Noun

rạ • (𬓰, 夜, 𦲹, 苲)

  1. stubble
    Synonyms: toóc, tót

See also

  • 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)

  1. (pathology, now chiefly in compounds or certain expressions) chicken pox
    Synonyms: thuỷ đậu, trái rạ
    chết như rạ ― to die en-masse
Derived terms
  • chết như ngả rạ
  • trái rạ
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