xao᷃

See also: Appendix:Variations of "xao"

Middle Vietnamese

Pronunciation

• (Đông Kinh) [ɕawŋ͡m^A1]

Verb

xao᷃

1. to finish, to be complete

   làm cho xao᷃

   to complete something

Descendants

• > Vietnamese: xong (inherited)

References

• Alexandre de Rhodes (1651) “xao᷃”, in Dictionarium Annamiticum Lusitanum et Latinum (in Middle Vietnamese, Latin, and Portuguese), Rome: Propaganda Fide

Vietnamese

Verb

xao᷃

1. (obsolete) Alternative spelling of xong
   • 1822, Philipphê Bỉnh, Sách sổ sang chép các việc, page 52:

     Đã xao᷃ nhg̃ truyện ấy, thì bây giờ mới nói đến sự trẩy.

     Having finished these matters, I can now talk about travel.