ru hời

Vietnamese

Etymology

From ru (“to lull with cradlesong”) +‎ hời (

possibly
    Non-Sino-Vietnamese reading of Chinese 孩 (“to regard as a child; to have affection for”, SV: hài)

    ).

    Pronunciation

    • (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [zu˧˧ həːj˨˩]
    • (Huế) IPA(key): [ʐʊw˧˧ həːj˦˩]
    • (Saigon) IPA(key): [ɹʊw˧˧ həːj˨˩]

    Noun

    ru hời

    1. (collective, literary) lullaby; cradlesong
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