chèo

Vietnamese

Pronunciation

(Hà Nội) IPA^(key): [t͡ɕɛw˨˩]
(Huế) IPA^(key): [t͡ɕɛw˦˩]
(Hồ Chí Minh City) IPA^(key): [cɛw˨˩]

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”).

Noun

(classifier cây, cái) chèo (𣛨)

oar; paddle

Verb

chèo (𢴿)

to row (a boat)

Etymology 2

Noun

chèo

chèo (traditional Vietnamese opera)

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