trở

See also: tro, TRO, trò, třo, trø, and trɔ

Vietnamese

Alternative forms

• (Northern Vietnam, inland dialects) giở
• (Northern Vietnam, coastal dialects, probably obsolete) lở

Etymology

From Proto-Vietic *p-ləh, from Proto-Mon-Khmer. Cognate with Bulo Stieng pləːh. This is the Central-Southern form, now widely used in written Vietnamese. Doublet of giở in modern written Vietnamese.

The Northern Middle Vietnamese blở is attested in de Rhodes (1651).

Pronunciation

• (Hà Nội) IPA^(key): [t͡ɕəː˧˩]
• (Huế) IPA^(key): [ʈəː˧˨]
• (Hồ Chí Minh City) IPA^(key): [ʈəː˨˩˦]

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Verb

trở • (把, 呂, 𫶷, 𧿨, 𠭤, 𪠭, 𪩁)

1. to turn, to change

   trở người ― to turn one's body (during sleep)

Derived terms

Derived terms

• tráo trở
• trở lại
• trở lên
• trở mặt
• trở nên
• trở thành
• trở về
• trở xuống