vạ

Nùng

Etymology

Cognate with Thai ว่า (wâa), Lao ວ່າ (wā).

Verb

vạ

1. (intransitive) to say

Vietnamese

Etymology

Non-Sino-Vietnamese reading of Chinese 禍 (SV: hoạ).

Pronunciation

• (Hà Nội) IPA^(key): [vaː˧˨ʔ]
• (Huế) IPA^(key): [vaː˨˩ʔ]
• (Saigon) IPA^(key): [vaː˨˩˨] ~ [jaː˨˩˨]

Noun

vạ • (𥘑, 𫯨)

1. disaster; misfortune; calamity
2. (historical) penalty; fine