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Vietnamese
Alternative forms
- (Northern Vietnam, inland dialects) giở
- (Northern Vietnam, coastal dialects, probably obsolete) lở
Etymology
From Proto-Vietic *p-ləh, from Proto-Mon-Khmer. Cognate with Bulo Stieng pləːh. This is the Central-Southern form, now widely used in written Vietnamese. Doublet of giở in modern written Vietnamese.
The Northern Middle Vietnamese blở is attested in de Rhodes (1651).
Pronunciation
Verb
trở • (把, 呂, 𫶷, 𧿨, 𠭤, 𪠭, 𪩁)
- to turn, to change
- trở người ― to turn one's body (during sleep)
Derived terms