ruồi
See also: rưới, rưỡi, rưởi, and rươi
Vietnamese
Etymology
From Proto-Vietic *m-rɔːj, from Proto-Mon-Khmer *ruj ~ *ruuj ~ *ruəj ~ *ruhaj (“fly (insect)”). Cognates include Pacoh riroi, Khmer រុយ (ruy), Car Nicobarese ṛūöi, Bahnar roi. Compare also Nghệ An/Hà Tĩnh dialects ròi.
Pronunciation
- (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [zuəj˨˩]
- (Huế) IPA(key): [ʐuj˦˩]
- (Hồ Chí Minh City) IPA(key): [ɹuj˨˩]
Noun
(classifier con) ruồi (𧋆)
- a fly (insect of the order Diptera)
Derived terms
Derived terms
- chim ruồi
- ruồi bọ
- ruồi lằng
- ruồi muỗi
- ruồi trâu
Related terms
- giòi (“maggot”)