chạ

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Vietnamese

Etymology

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Particularly: “There's apparently an equivalent form in Mường. The adjectival senses are probably originated from the same root as the noun.”

Pronunciation

Noun

chạ (, , , 𡁽)

  1. (Northern Vietnam) coalition (of villages)
    • 2024 February 20, Duy Huy, “Kết chạ - giữ một nếp xưa”, in Nhân Dân:
      Nhiều làng quê có tục kết chạ. Làng nọ với làng kia kết nghĩa với nhau, giúp đỡ nhau trong hoạn nạn.
      Many villages have custom of forming coalition. Villages bonding with each other, helping each other when needed.
  2. (archaic) guild
    họp hàng chạa guild gathering

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Adjective

chạ (𡁽)

  1. mixed; impure; indistinctive
  2. promiscuous

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