rạ

See also: Appendix:Variations of "ra"

Vietnamese

Pronunciation

• (Hà Nội) IPA^(key): [zaː˧˨ʔ]
• (Huế) IPA^(key): [ʐaː˨˩ʔ]
• (Saigon) IPA^(key): [ɹaː˨˩˨]

Etymology 1

From Proto-Vietic *raːʔ.

Noun

rạ • (𬓰, 夜, 𦲹, 苲)

1. stubble

   Synonyms: toóc, tót

See also

• rơm

• rơm rạ

Etymology 2

From a Tai language. Compare Zhuang raq, Thai ห่า (hàa).

Might be interpreted as from the sense above due to internal folk etymology.

Noun

rạ • (苲)

1. (pathology, now chiefly in compounds or certain expressions) chicken pox

   Synonyms: thuỷ đậu, trái rạ

   chết như rạ ― to die en-masse

Derived terms

• chết như ngả rạ
• trái rạ