ruồi

See also: rưới, rưỡi, rưởi, and rươi

Vietnamese

Etymology

From Proto-Vietic *m-rɔːj, from Proto-Mon-Khmer *ruj ~ *ruuj ~ *ruəj ~ *ruhaj (“fly (insect)”). Cognates include Pacoh riroi, Khmer រុយ (ruy), Car Nicobarese ṛūöi, Bahnar roi. Compare also Nghệ An/Hà Tĩnh dialects ròi.

Pronunciation

(Hà Nội) IPA^(key): [zuəj˨˩]
(Huế) IPA^(key): [ʐuj˦˩]
(Hồ Chí Minh City) IPA^(key): [ɹuj˨˩]

Noun

(classifier con) ruồi (𧋆)

a fly (insect of the order Diptera)

Derived terms

Derived terms

chim ruồi
ruồi bọ
ruồi lằng
ruồi muỗi
ruồi trâu

Related terms

giòi (“maggot”)

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