rửa

rửa

See also: rua, rúa, ruá, rùa, rũa, rủa, rữa, and ru'a

Vietnamese

Etymology

From Proto-Mon-Khmer *raawh; cognate with Pacoh rao, Koho rao and Chut [Rục] rᵊàːw.

Pronunciation

• (Hà Nội) IPA^(key): [zɨə˧˩]
• (Huế) IPA^(key): [ʐɨə˧˨]
• (Hồ Chí Minh City) IPA^(key): [ɹɨə˨˩˦]

Verb

rửa (𤂩, 𫼴)

1. to wash, to clean

   rửa tay ― to wash one's hands

   rửa bát ― to wash the dishes

   • 2005, Nguyễn Ngọc Tư, "Cánh đồng bất tận" chapter 2 (in Cánh đồng bất tận), Trẻ publishing house

     Nước vo cơm dùng để rửa rau, rửa rau xong dành rửa cá.

     The water from rinsing the rice was used to wash the vegetables, and after washing the vegetables for cleaning the fish.

Usage notes

The word rửa is used to express washing by rubbing with one's hands. To wash clothes is giặt, to wash oneself or someone else is tắm.

Derived terms

Derived terms

• rửa ráy
• tắm rửa

 

See also

• giặt
• lau