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)

  1. either an oar or a paddle

Verb

chèo • (𢴿)

  1. either to oar or to paddle
See also
Derived terms

Noun

chèo

  1. chèo (traditional Vietnamese opera)
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