ruồi
Vietnamese
Etymology
From Proto-Vietic *m-rɔːj, from Proto-Mon-Khmer *ruj ~ *ruuj ~ *ruəj ~ *ruhaj (“fly (insect)”). Cognates include Pacoh riroi, Khmer រុយ (ruy), Car Nicobarese ṛūöi, Bahnar roi. Compare also Nghệ An/Hà Tĩnh dialects ròi.
Pronunciation
Noun
- a fly (insect of the order Diptera)
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