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Vietnamese
Pronunciation
Etymology 1
From Proto-Vietic *raːʔ.
Noun
rạ • (𬓰, 夜, 𦲹, 苲)
- stubble
- Synonyms: toóc, tót
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Etymology 2
From a Tai language. Compare Zhuang raq, Thai ห่า (hàa).
Might be interpreted as from the sense above due to internal folk etymology.
Noun
rạ • (苲)
- (pathology, now chiefly in compounds or certain expressions) chicken pox
- Synonyms: thuỷ đậu, trái rạ
- chết như rạ ― to die en-masse
Derived terms