ruồi

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See also: rưới, rưỡi, rưởi, and rươi

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

(classifier con) ruồi (𧋆)

  1. a fly (insect of the order Diptera)

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