rạch
See also: rách
Vietnamese
Pronunciation
- (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [zajk̟̚˧˨ʔ]
- (Huế) IPA(key): [ʐat̚˨˩ʔ]
- (Hồ Chí Minh City) IPA(key): [ɹat̚˨˩˨]
Etymology 1
From *()raik, related to rách; thus from Proto-Mon-Khmer *craak ~ craik ~ criik (“to tear, divide”).[1]
Verb
rạch (𫼢, 𫾐)
- to slit; to slash; to split; to divide
Verb
rạch
- to leap (on the bank) from the water
Etymology 3
Possibly nominalized derivative of the verb rạch.
Noun
rạch (𤃝)
- small irrigation canal; ditch
- arroyo
References
- Shorto, H. A Mon-Khmer Comparative Dictionary, Ed. Paul Sidwell, 2006. Entries 403, 404, p. 157-158