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˧˨]
• (Saigon) 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.

Derived terms

Derived terms

• rửa ráy
• tắm rửa

 

See also

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