rạch

See also: rách

Vietnamese

Pronunciation

• (Hà Nội) IPA^(key): [zajk̟̚˧˨ʔ]
• (Huế) IPA^(key): [ʐat̚˨˩ʔ]
• (Saigon) IPA^(key): [ɹat̚˨˩˨]

Etymology 1

Compare Proto-Katuic *crɛɛk (“to split”) (whence Pacoh treic) and Khmer ច្រៀក (criək). Related to rách.

Verb

rạch • (𫼢, 𫾐)

1. to slit; to slash; to split; to divide

Etymology 2

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

Verb

rạch

1. to leap (on the bank) from the water

Etymology 3

Possibly nominalized derivative of the verb rạch.

Noun

(classifier con) rạch • (𤃝)

1. small irrigation canal; ditch
2. arroyo

References

• De Phan Van Giuong (2008) “Vietnamese-English English-Vietnamese”, in Tuttle Concise Vietnamese Dictionary