rượu

Vietnamese

Etymology

From Proto-Vietic *raːwʔ; cognate with Muong rão, Tho [Cuối Chăm] /riɛw⁴/, Proto-Pong /*riɛw⁴/.

Compare Proto-Tai *ʰlawᶜ (whence Thai เหล้า (lâo)), Chinese 醪 (OC *ruːw).

Pronunciation

• (Hà Nội) IPA^(key): [ziəw˧˨ʔ]
• (Huế) IPA^(key): [ʐɨəw˨˩ʔ]
• (Saigon) IPA^(key): [ɹɨəw˨˩˨]

Noun

rượu • (酒, 溜, 𨢇, 𤄍)

1. rice alcohol
2. (by extension) non-beer alcohol

Hypernyms

• ancol (“alcohol”)

Derived terms

• bia rượu
• cơm rượu
• rượu bã
• rượu bia
• rượu cần
• rượu cốctay
• rượu dân tộc
• rượu đế
• rượu mùi
• rượu nặng
• rượu nếp
• rượu rắn
• rượu táo
• rượu thuốc
• rượu vang

 

See also

• bia
• cồn