Vietnamese edit

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Etymology 1 edit

From Proto-Vietic *p-rah. Cognate with Muong khã, Nguôn [Cổ Liêm] rả.

Attested in Phật thuyết đại báo phụ mẫu ân trọng kinh (佛說大報父母恩重經) as ⿰吕巴, composed of (MC pae) + (MC ljoX) (modern SV: ba ), ⿰吕巨, composed of (MC gjoX) + (MC ljoX) (modern SV: cự ) and (MC ljoX) (modern SV: ).

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  • (North Central Vietnam) trã
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sữa (𣳪, 𣷱, 𣷲)

  1. milk (white liquid produced by the mammary glands of female mammals to nourish their young)
    sữa cow milk
    sữa bộtpowdered milk
    sữa chuaeither soured milk or yogurt
    Sữa mẹ là nguồn dinh dưỡng tốt nhất cho sự phát triển của trẻ sơ sinh và trẻ nhỏ.
    Mothers' milk is the optimal nutrient for their newborns' and/or infants' development.
  2. milk (liquid from a vegetable source)
    sữa đậu nànhsoy milk
  3. semen
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Etymology 2 edit

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(classifier cây) sữa

  1. blackboard tree, scholar tree (Alstonia scholaris)
  2. Alstonia spp.
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