đả

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Muong

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Etymology

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Borrowed from Vietnamese đá. The expected form if this was a cognate would be *tả, cf. tả (to kick).

The chief word for "stone, rock" in most Muong lects is a reflex of Proto-Vietic *b-ruːʔ (mountain, forest > stone) (> Vietnamese ). In Mường Bi, the form is khũ.

Pronunciation

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Noun

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đả

  1. (Mường Bi, chiefly in certain compounds) stone

References

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  • Nguyễn Văn Khang, Bùi Chỉ, Hoàng Văn Hành (2002) Từ điển Mường - Việt (Muong - Vietnamese dictionary)[1], Nhà xuất bản Văn hoá Dân tộc Hà Nội

Vietnamese

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Etymology

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Sino-Vietnamese word from .

Pronunciation

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Verb

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đả

  1. (only in compounds) to hit, to strike