trệch

Vietnamese

Alternative forms

  • (unetymological, common nowadays) chệch

Etymology

From Proto-Austroasiatic *p-lacʔ (“mistake, to miss (target)”). Doublet of lệch.

Pronunciation

  • (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [t͡ɕəjk̟̚˧˨ʔ]
  • (Huế) IPA(key): [ʈet̚˨˩ʔ]
  • (Saigon) IPA(key): [ʈəːt̚˨˩˨]

Verb

trệch • (掷, 擲)

  1. to miss the mark

Usage notes

  • Although this is the etymological form, found in many dictionaries and often on online orthographical debates, chệch is preferred in official writings nowadays.

Derived terms

  • trộc trệch
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