Nùng edit

Etymology edit

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

Verb edit

vạ

  1. (intransitive) to say

Vietnamese edit

Etymology edit

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

Pronunciation edit

Noun edit

vạ (𥘑, 𫯨)

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