trở

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See also: tro, TRO, trò, třo, trø, and trɔ

Vietnamese

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Pronunciation

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Etymology 1

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From Proto-Vietic *p-ləh, from Proto-Mon-Khmer. Cognate with Bulo Stieng pləːh. This is the Central-Southern form, now widely used in written Vietnamese. Doublet of giở in modern written Vietnamese.

The Northern Middle Vietnamese blở is attested in de Rhodes (1651).

Alternative forms

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  • (Northern Vietnam, inland dialects, now widely used) giở
  • (Northern Vietnam, coastal dialects, probably obsolete) lở

Verb

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trở (, , 𫶷, 𧿨, 𠭤, 𪠭, 𪩁)

  1. to turn, to change
    trở ngườito turn one's body (during sleep)
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Etymology 2

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(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium. Particularly: “From etym 1?”)

Noun

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trở

  1. (dialectal) funeral rite
    Synonym: tang

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Romanization

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trở

  1. Sino-Vietnamese reading of
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