chèo
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Vietnamese
Pronunciation
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)
Verb
- either to oar or to paddle
See also
Etymology 2
- A deviation from trào as in trào phúng, since the content of the opera is to make fun of bad practices in the contemporary society.
- A deviation from chầu, whose writing in chữ Nôm include a character for mouth (口 (kǒu)) and a character that reads "chầu". See hát chầu.
- A deviation from chèo.
- A deviation from trò.
- From chèo in chèo thuyền (etymology 1).
Noun
- chèo (traditional Vietnamese opera)