chảy

See also: chay, cháy, chày, chấy, and chạy

Vietnamese

Etymology

From Proto-Vietic *cas (“to stream; to run”). Cognate with Muong cháy, Tho [Cuối Chăm] cal⁵, Kha Phong cɐl⁴.

Pronunciation

  • (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [t͡ɕaj˧˩]
  • (Huế) IPA(key): [t͡ɕaj˧˨]
  • (Saigon) IPA(key): [ca(ː)j˨˩˦]

Verb

chảy • (沚, 𬈰)

  1. to flow; stream; trickle
  2. to melt
  3. to leak
  4. to stretch (clothes)

See also

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