tráo

Vietnamese

Pronunciation

• (Hà Nội) IPA^(key): [t͡ɕaːw˧˦]
• (Huế) IPA^(key): [ʈaːw˨˩˦]
• (Saigon) IPA^(key): [ʈaːw˦˥]

Etymology 1

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium. Particularly: “Probably related to etym. 2 below, but, just to be safe.”)

Attested in Dictionarium Annamiticum Lusitanum et Latinum (1651) as bláo.

Verb

tráo • (到, 教)

1. to swap; to switch

Derived terms

• đánh tráo
• tráo đổi
• tráo trở

Etymology 2

Verb

tráo • (到) (diminutive reduplication trao tráo)

1. (now only in compounds) to open one's eyes wide

Derived terms

• tráo trợn
• tráo trưng