rạch

See also: rách

Vietnamese

Pronunciation

(Hà Nội) IPA^(key): [zajk̟̚˧˨ʔ]
(Huế) IPA^(key): [ʐat̚˨˩ʔ]
(Hồ Chí Minh City) IPA^(key): [ɹat̚˨˩˨]

Etymology 1

From *()raik, related to rách; thus from Proto-Mon-Khmer *craak ~ craik ~ criik (“to tear, divide”).[1]

Verb

rạch (𫼢, 𫾐)

to slit; to slash; to split; to divide

Etymology 2

Verb

rạch

to leap (on the bank) from the water

Etymology 3

Possibly nominalized derivative of the verb rạch.

Noun

rạch (𤃝)

small irrigation canal; ditch
arroyo

References

Shorto, H. A Mon-Khmer Comparative Dictionary, Ed. Paul Sidwell, 2006. Entries 403, 404, p. 157-158

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