rễ

See also: Appendix:Variations of "re"

Vietnamese

Alternative forms

• (North Central Vietnam) rện (with ngã-nặng merger, in dialects where *-s > *-lʰ shifted to -nC)

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'iis, Bahnar rơh, Koho rias, Pacoh reaih, Khmer ឫស (rɨh), Mon ရိုဟ် and Car Nicobarese rĕh, Santali ᱨᱮᱦᱮᱫ (rehet’).

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Pronunciation

• (Hà Nội) IPA^(key): [ze˦ˀ˥]
• (Huế) IPA^(key): [ʐej˧˨]
• (Saigon) IPA^(key): [ɹej˨˩˦]

Noun

(classifier bộ) rễ • (𣠲, 𣑶, 𦮲, 𬓓)

1. root

See also

Derived terms

• bám rễ
• gốc rễ
• mọc rễ
• rễ cái
• rễ chùm
• rễ cọc
• rễ củ