chèo
Vietnamese
Pronunciation
- (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [t͡ɕɛw˨˩]
- (Huế) IPA(key): [t͡ɕɛw˦˩]
- (Hồ Chí Minh City) IPA(key): [cɛw˨˩]
Audio (Hồ Chí Minh City) (file)
Etymology 1
From Proto-Vietic *tʃ-r-ɛːw, an *-r- (instrumental derivative) infixed form of Proto-Vietic *tʃɛːw, whence Modern Vietnamese xeo (“to lift up with a crowbar; to propel (a boat) with a long pole”). Related to Vietnamese neo (“anchor”), Khmer ចែវ (caew, “to row; paddle”), ច្រវា (crɑvaa, “oar; paddle”), Lao ແຊວ (sǣu, “to row”). Compare Chinese 櫂 ("oar/to row", SV: trạo).
Noun
(classifier cây, cái) chèo • (𣛨)
- either an oar or a paddle
Verb
chèo • (𢴿)
- either to oar or to paddle
See also
Derived terms
- chèo chống
Noun
chèo
- chèo (traditional Vietnamese opera)