xoa
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Vietnamese[edit]
Pronunciation[edit]
Etymology 1[edit]
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Verb[edit]
- to rub, to pat. (to move one object while maintaining contact with another object over some area)
- 2020 February 23, “Ghen Cô Vy”, Khắc Hưng (lyrics)[2]performed by Erik Min, National Institute of Occupational and Environmental Health, retrieved 2020-03-21:
- Cùng rửa tay xoa xoa xoa xoa đều
- And wash your hands, rub rub rub rub evenly
- to apply, to put, to smear, to rub. Synonyms: thoa, bôi, xức
- 1922, Hồ Biểu Chánh, Ai làm được[3]:
- Gia đinh với lính tráng chộn rộn không biết thuốc chi mà cứu, đứa chạy ra, đứa chạy vào, đứa rót nước trà, đứa xoa dầu gió.
- Attendants and soldier were flustered, not knowing what medicine could save him. One ran out, another ran in, another poured tea, and still another rubbed medicated ointment.
Derived terms[edit]
Derived terms
Etymology 2[edit]
Noun[edit]
xoa
Synonyms[edit]
- (silk fabric): lụa
See also[edit]
References[edit]
- "xoa" in Hồ Ngọc Đức, Free Vietnamese Dictionary Project (details)
- Lê Sơn Thanh, "Nom-Viet.dat", WinVNKey (details)