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trạ

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Vietnamese

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Alternative forms

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  • (Northern Vietnam, Southern Vietnam) sữa

Etymology

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From Proto-Vietic *p-rah. Cognate with Muong khã, Nguôn [Cổ Liêm] rả.

Attested in Phật thuyết đại báo phụ mẫu ân trọng kinh (佛說大報父母恩重經) as ⿰呂巴, composed of (MC pae) + (MC ljoX) (modern SV: ba ), ⿰呂巨, composed of (MC gjoX) + (MC ljoX) (modern SV: cự ) and (MC ljoX) (modern SV: ).

Pronunciation

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Noun

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trạ (𣳪, 𣷱, 𣷲)

  1. milk (white liquid produced by the mammary glands of female mammals to nourish their young)
    trạcow milk
    trạ bộtpowdered milk
    Trạ mạ là nguồn dinh dưỡng tốt nhít cho sự phát triển của trẻ sơ seng và trẻ nhỏ.
    Mothers' milk is the optimal nutrient for their newborns' and/or infants' development.
  2. milk (liquid from a vegetable source)
    trạ đậu nèngsoy milk