rũ
Hanoi [zu˦ˀ˥]Huế [ʐʊw˧˨]Saigon [ɹʊw˨˩˦] browser voice
Each syllable carries one of six tones; the mark on the vowel tells you which. How the six tones sound →
Meanings of rũ in English
Verb
- to be exhausted and tilted down because of a lack of energy or after hard work
- Lá cây rũ hết rồi.All the leaves tilted down (because they had lost their energy)
- literary to do away with a burden
- Gánh nợ tình thương này biết sao rũ bỏ đây.How can I get rid of this debt of love?
Words with rũ
Example sentences with rũ
- Tom rũ sạch bụi trên người. Tom dusted himself off.
- Tom được bình chọn là người đàn ông quyết rũ nhất trên đời. Tom was voted the sexiest man alive.
Bilingual example sentences from Tatoeba (tatoeba.org, CC BY 2.0 FR).
Historical script (chữ Nôm / Hán)
Before the Latin alphabet (chữ Quốc ngữ) became standard, rũ could be written as 屢, 愈, 瘻, 𢷀. Today Vietnamese is written only in the Latin alphabet.
Etymology
From Proto-Vietic *ruh, from Proto-Mon-Khmer *ruh ~ *ruuh ~ *ruəh ~ *rəh ~ *rah ~ *raah ~ *rih ~ *rus ~ *ruəs ~ *rəs ~ *rəəs ~ *raas ~ *ris ~ *ruʔ ~ *ruəʔ ~ *raʔ (“to fall, be shed”); cognate with Bahnar ruh, Khmer រុះ (ruh), Mon ပြဟ် (proh), Temiar roh (“to fall (of leaves)”).
Frequently asked questions
How do you pronounce rũ?
IPA: Hanoi [zu˦ˀ˥]; Saigon [ɹʊw˨˩˦]. Tones: rũ — creaky rising tone (ngã).