chạy

See also: chay, cháy, chày, chấy, and chảy

Vietnamese

Etymology

From Proto-Vietic *ɟalʔ, from Proto-Mon-Khmer *ɟarʔ (“quick, to run”); cognate with Koho jar (“quick, hurry”) and Semai jar (“to run”).

Pronunciation

(Hà Nội) IPA^(key): [t͡ɕaj˧˨ʔ]
(Huế) IPA^(key): [t͡ɕaj˨˩ʔ]
(Hồ Chí Minh City) IPA^(key): [caj˨˩˨]

Verb

chạy (𧼋)

to run (to move quickly on two feet; also said of a machine)

Derived terms

Derived terms

chạy chọt
chạy đua
chạy trốn

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