vạ

Nùng

Etymology

Cognate with Thai ว่า (wâa), Lao ວ່າ (wā).

Verb

vạ

  1. (intransitive) to say

Vietnamese

Etymology

Non-Sino-Vietnamese reading of Chinese 禍 (SV: hoạ).

Pronunciation

  • (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [vaː˧˨ʔ]
  • (Huế) IPA(key): [vaː˨˩ʔ]
  • (Saigon) IPA(key): [vaː˨˩˨] ~ [jaː˨˩˨]

Noun

vạ • (禍)

  1. disaster; misfortune; calamity
  2. (historical) penalty; fine

Derived terms

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