tra
Hanoi [t͡ɕaː˧˧]Huế [ʈaː˧˧]Saigon [ʈaː˧˧] browser voice
Each syllable carries one of six tones; the mark on the vowel tells you which. How the six tones sound →
tra means to haft; to sheathe.
Chinese characters: 查
Meanings of tra in English
Verb
- to haft; to sheathe
- tra kiếm vào vỏto sheathe one's sword
Verb
- to investigate, to examine, to inspect
Adjective
- Central Vietnam, Northern Vietnam North Central Vietnam form of già (“old”)
Words with tra
Example sentences with tra
- Anh ấy tra chìa khóa vào ổ. He inserted the key in the lock.
- Anh ta tra từ đó trong từ điển. He looked up the word in his dictionary.
- Tôi chỉ muốn kiếm tra email của tôi. I just wanted to check my email.
- Anh ấy đã tra chìa khóa vào ổ khóa. He inserted the key in the lock.
- Khi lên Google tra thử thì đúng thật là có nhiều người nhở? When you try Googling it, there really are a bunch of people, huh?
- Tôi tra số điện thoại của anh ta trong cuốn danh bạ điện thoại. I looked up his phone number in the telephone book.
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, tra could be written as 查. Today Vietnamese is written only in the Latin alphabet.
Etymology
Cognate with Muong Bi tla (“to put in”).
Frequently asked questions
What does tra mean in English?
tra (verb) means "to haft; to sheathe".
How do you pronounce tra?
IPA: Hanoi [t͡ɕaː˧˧]; Saigon [ʈaː˧˧]. Tones: tra — level tone (ngang).
Is tra a Sino-Vietnamese word?
Yes. tra is a Sino-Vietnamese word from the Chinese characters 查.