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trấu

noun
Hanoi [t͡ɕəw˧˦]Huế [ʈəw˨˩˦]Saigon [ʈəw˦˥] browser voice
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trấu means rice chaff; rice hull; rice husk.

Meanings of trấu in English

Noun

  1. rice chaff; rice hull; rice husk

Historical script (chữ Nôm / Hán)

Before the Latin alphabet (chữ Quốc ngữ) became standard, trấu could be written as 𥠬, 𥯪, 𫊁. Today Vietnamese is written only in the Latin alphabet.

Etymology

From Proto-Vietic *k-luːʔ.

Frequently asked questions

What does trấu mean in English?

trấu (noun) means "rice chaff; rice hull; rice husk".

How do you pronounce trấu?

IPA: Hanoi [t͡ɕəw˧˦]; Saigon [ʈəw˦˥]. Tones: trấu — rising tone (sắc).

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.