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Vietnamese
Pronunciation
Etymology 1
Inherited from Proto-Vietic *k-rɛh. Cognate with Muong khé, Tho kʰrɛː⁵.
The formal name (tên chữ) of Khả Lễ village (可禮 (MC khaX lejX)) in Bắc Ninh, whose demotic name (tên Nôm) is Sẻ, attests to the existence of onset cluster *k-r- in Northern Old Vietnamese.
Noun
(classifier con) sẻ • (仕, 𲍚, , 𪀆) (phonemic reduplicative se sẻ)
- sparrow
- Synonyms: chim sẻ, chim se sẻ
Etymology 2
Cognate with Muong khé.
Verb
sẻ • (仕, 𢫟, 𢲮, 𢩿)
- to divide, to share
Derived terms
References
- ^ Trần Nghĩa, editor (2002), Di sản Hán nôm Việt Nam: Thần sǎ́c, Thần tích, Tục lệ (in Vietnamese), Hanoi: Social Sciences Publishing House, page 368
- ^ Vân Giang (1 April 2025) “Hội làng Khả Lễ ”, in Bắc Ninh Online (in Vietnamese)