rơi

See also: Appendix:Variations of "roi"

Vietnamese

Etymology

From Proto-Austroasiatic *rə:j (“scatter, sprinkle”).

Pronunciation

• (Hà Nội) IPA^(key): [zəːj˧˧]
• (Huế) IPA^(key): [ʐəːj˧˧]
• (Saigon) IPA^(key): [ɹəːj˧˧]
• Homophone: dơi (Northern Vietnam)

• Audio (Saigon):

  (file)

Verb

rơi • (淶, 𢯦, 利)

1. to fall (from a height)

   Synonym: rớt

Derived terms

• bỏ rơi
• con rơi
• rơi rớt
• rơi rụng
• tờ rơi
• tuôn rơi

See also

• ngã (“to fall due to lack of balance”)