trả

See also: Appendix:Variations of "tra"

Vietnamese

Alternative forms

• (Northern Vietnam) giả

Etymology

Compare Chut pla꞉⁴.

Attested in Phật thuyết đại báo phụ mẫu ân trọng kinh (佛說大報父母恩重經) as 把 (MC paeX) (modern SV: bả) and 󰑼, phonetic 羅 (MC la) (modern SV: la). Compare trong (which was something like *klɔŋ^A1 at the time), which was also written with characters that leave out the medial liquid.

Pronunciation

• (Hà Nội) IPA^(key): [t͡ɕaː˧˩]
• (Huế) IPA^(key): [ʈaː˧˨]
• (Hồ Chí Minh City) IPA^(key): [ʈaː˨˩˦]

Verb

trả • (把, 呂, 𫭐, 𫡽, 𬩀)

1. to return, to give back

   Antonym: mượn

2. to pay

Derived terms

Derived terms

• đáp trả
• trả đũa
• trả giá
• trả góp
• trả lại
• trả lời
• trả ơn
• trả thù