sả

See also: Appendix:Variations of "sa"
See also: xả and xã

Vietnamese

Pronunciation

  • (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [saː˧˩]
  • (Huế) IPA(key): [ʂaː˧˨] ~ [saː˧˨]
  • (Saigon) IPA(key): [ʂaː˨˩˦] ~ [saː˨˩˦]

Etymology 1

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Noun

(classifier cây, củ) sả • (𦲺, 𦵘)

  1. lemongrass

Etymology 2

Attested as Northern Middle Vietnamese sả, ſả in the Dictionarium Annamiticum Lusitanum et Latinum (1651).

Verb

sả • (𨦁)

  1. to cut into pieces, to chop up
    sả hành ― to chop up onions

Etymology 3

Attested in Chỉ nam ngọc âm giải nghĩa (指南玉音解義) as 呂 (MC ljoX) (modern SV: lã), and 𪡉, phonetic 呂 (MC ljoX) (modern SV: lã). For some pairs with ⟨s⟩ vs. ⟨tr⟩ variation, compare sải vs. trải, sống vs. trống, sừng vs. trừng.

Alternative forms

Noun

(classifier con) sả

  1. certain species of kingfishers
    Synonyms: sả cá, chim sả, chim trả
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