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verbparticle
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Syllables · tones
rulevelngang

Each syllable carries one of six tones; the mark on the vowel tells you which. How the six tones sound →

ru means to sing to sleep.

Meanings of ru in English

Verb

  1. to sing (a baby) to sleep
    • hát ruto sing a lullaby

Particle

  1. dated, literary final particle used for negation or to form rhetorical questions ≈ saođâuư

Words with ru

ru hờiru rúRu-tơ

Historical script (chữ Nôm / Hán)

Before the Latin alphabet (chữ Quốc ngữ) became standard, ru could be written as 油, 𠱋. Today Vietnamese is written only in the Latin alphabet.

Etymology

Cognate with Chut [Mày] kaɽu¹.

Frequently asked questions

What does ru mean in English?

ru (verb) means "to sing to sleep".

How do you pronounce ru?

IPA: Hanoi [zu˧˧]; Saigon [ɹʊw˧˧]. Tones: ru — level tone (ngang).

Meanings, pronunciation and etymology from English Wiktionary (wiktionary.org, via kaikki.org; CC BY-SA 4.0), reviewed and edited. IPA shown for three accents: Hanoi (Northern), Huế (Central) and Saigon (Southern). The Listen button uses your browser's Vietnamese voice, for reference only. Spotted a mistake? Let NgonNgu know.