rửa

See also: rua, rúa, ruá, rùa, rũa, rủa, and rữa

Vietnamese

Etymology

From Proto-Mon-Khmer *raawh; cognate with Pacoh rao, Koho rao and Chut [Rục] rᵊàːw.

Pronunciation

• (Hà Nội) IPA^(key): [zɨə˧˩]
• (Huế) IPA^(key): [ʐɨə˧˨]
• (Hồ Chí Minh City) IPA^(key): [ɹɨə˨˩˦]

Verb

rửa • (𤂩, 𫼴)

1. to wash something non-fabric and non-rice

   rửa tay ― to wash one's hands

   rửa bát ― to wash the dishes

   • 2005, Nguyễn Ngọc Tư, "Cánh đồng bất tận" chapter 2 (in Cánh đồng bất tận), Trẻ publishing house

     Nước vo cơm dùng để rửa rau, rửa rau xong dành rửa cá.

     The water from rinsing the rice was used to wash the vegetables, and after washing the vegetables for cleaning the fish.

See also

• vo (“to rinse (rice)”)
• giặt (“to wash (something fabric)”)
• gội (“to wash (hair)”)
• tắm (“to bathe or shower”)
• lau

Derived terms

• gột rửa
• rửa mắt
• rửa ráy
• rửa tiền
• tắm rửa