vả

Vietnamese

Pronunciation

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

Etymology 1

From Proto-Vietic *t-pah, from Proto-Mon-Khmer *pah ~ *puh ~ *puəh; cognate with Khmer បុះ (boh, “to hit with stick”), Eastern Mnong pah (“to slap”) and Pacoh páh (“to slap”).

Verb

vả • (抯)

1. to slap

Etymology 2

Noun

(classifier cây, trái, quả) vả • (𣛢)

1. Ficus auriculata

Etymology 3

Pronoun

vả

1. This term needs a translation to English. Please help out and add a translation, then remove the text {{rfdef}}.

Etymology 4

Adverb

vả • (𡲤)

1. besides, again

Derived terms

Derived terms

• vả lại