trổ
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Etymology 1 edit
From Proto-Vietic *p-loh (“to blossom”), a prefixed form of *ʔa-loh (“to go out”) (whence Chut [Rục] loh¹ ("to go out")). Cognate with Chut [Rục] bloh¹.
The Northern form giỗ (now obsolete?) appeared in the Cách trí giáo khoa thư (革智教科書), composed in the 1920s. See also the triplet giồng (Northern), lôông ((North) Central), trồng (Southern).
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Etymology 2 edit
From Middle Vietnamese blổ.
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- to chisel
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