rùa
See also: rua, rúa, ruá, rũa, rủa, rữa, rửa, and ru'a
Vietnamese
Etymology
From Proto-Vietic *ʔa-rɔː; cognate with Arem /arɑː/. Compare Nghệ An/Hà Tĩnh dialects rò.
Pronunciation
- (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [zuə˨˩]
- (Huế) IPA(key): [ʐuə˦˩]
- (Hồ Chí Minh City) IPA(key): [ɹuə˨˩]
Noun
(classifier con) rùa (𧒍, 𧒌, 𪛅, 𧒉, 𪛇)
- turtle; tortoise
Synonyms
- qui, quy