rũ

See also: Appendix:Variations of "ru"

Vietnamese

Etymology

From Proto-Vietic *ruh, from Proto-Mon-Khmer *ruh ~ *ruuh ~ *ruəh ~ *rəh ~ *rah ~ *raah ~ *rih ~ *rus ~ *ruəs ~ *rəs ~ *rəəs ~ *raas ~ *ris ~ *ruʔ ~ *ruəʔ ~ *raʔ (“to fall, be shed”); cognate with Bahnar ruh, Khmer រុះ (ruh), Mon ပြဟ် (proh), Temiar roh (“to fall (of leaves)”).

Pronunciation

• (Hà Nội) IPA^(key): [zu˦ˀ˥]
• (Huế) IPA^(key): [ʐʊw˧˨]
• (Saigon) IPA^(key): [ɹʊw˨˩˦]

Verb

rũ • (屢, 愈, 瘻, 𢷀, 𪮴)

1. to be exhausted and tilted down because of a lack of energy or after hard work

   Lá cây rũ hết rồi.

   All the leaves tilted down (because they had lost their energy)

2. (literary) to do away with a burden

   Gánh nợ tình thương này biết sao rũ bỏ đây. ― How can I get rid of this debt of love?

Derived terms

• mệt rũ
• rũ bỏ
• rũ rượi
• rũ tù
• rũ xuống
• ủ rũ