rẽ

See also: Appendix:Variations of "re"

Vietnamese

Pronunciation

Etymology 1

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

Alternative forms

  • (North Central Vietnam) tẽ (with *-s- > ‹t›)

Verb

rẽ • (𧿆, 𨂼)

  1. (chiefly Northern Vietnam) to turn (to another path)
    Synonyms: ngoặt, quặt, quẹo

rẽ • (𢩽, 𢪊, 𥘶, 𢹿, 𢬦)

  1. to cleave, to split (into branches)
    Thuyền ta rẽ sóng biển Đông.
    Our boat breaks the waves of the Eastern Sea.
Derived terms

Etymology 2

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

Adverb

rẽ

  1. (uncommon) being a tenant farmworker