tre

From Middle Vietnamese tle, from Proto-Vietic *k-lɛː. Compare also Proto-Katuic *ʔalɛɛ (“type of bamboo”) (whence Pacoh ale (“small bamboo used for spears”)).
Doublet of le (seen in măng le (“kind of wild bamboo shoots”)).

cog

te

certain coastal Northern dialects, endangered


ló

North Central Vietnam form of lúa (“rice”)


le

Nam Giao cổ kim lý hạng ca dao chú giải 南交古金里巷歌謠註解 ("Old and new folk-ballads from the hamlets and alleys in Nanjiao, annotated and explained"), 151a
𡥵𪅆奴𣵰𡥵𪂮奴𱝩
Con le nó lặn; con cò nó bay.
The lesser whistling duck dives; the stork flies.

lesser whistling duck
lesser whistling duck


râu

head

𫘼, 𩭶, 𩅺, 𩯁, 鬍

vi-noun

𫘼, 𩭶, 𩅺, 𩯁, 鬍

bộ (classifier)
𫘼 (CJK)
𩭶 (CJK)
𩅺 (CJK)
𩯁 (CJK)
鬍 (CJK)

From Proto-Vietic *-soː, from Old Chinese 鬚 (OC *C-[s.n]o) (B-S) (SV: tu). Cognate with Muong thô. Doublet of tua.

vuốt râu hùm

to mess around with someone powerful or dangerous (literally, “to rub a tiger's whiskers”)

(by extension, of another mammal) whiskers

Râu tôm nấu với ruột bầu.
Chồng chan vợ húp gật đầu khen ngon.
A broth of shrimp antennae and gourd core.
The man scoops it, the woman slurps it, both nod in satisfaction.

(by extension, of an arthropod) antennae


mía

From Proto-Vietic *k-mɛːʔ, from Proto-Mon-Khmer *klmiəʔ. Cognate with Muong mỉa, Khmu klmeʔ and Eastern Lawa อเมะ, อมา-อิ, อแมะ.

máy xay nước mía


măng

From Proto-Vietic *t-ɓaŋ, from Proto-Mon-Khmer *t₁ɓaŋ. Cognate with Muong băng, Thavung บัง, Pacoh abáng, Khmer ទំពាំង (tumpĕəng), Bahnar tơ'băng, Mang ɓaŋ⁶, Mon တ္ၜၚ် (bɛŋ).
Proto-Karen *Ɂbaŋᴮ (whence S'gaw Karen ဘီၣ် (baẁ)) is an Austroasiatic loanword.

cog

Mon တ္ၜၚ် (bɛŋ)


măng

Mon တ္ၜၚ် (bɛŋ)

(only in a few compounds) very young; juvenile


bắp

vi-noun

(classifier cây (“maize, corn”)) bắp • (𥟼)

LL-Q9199 (vie)-Jessica Nguyen (Pamputt)-bắp.wav

(by extension, Central Vietnam, Southern Vietnam) maize, corn


bầu

head

bầu • (蔀, ⿱艹瓿)

Non-Sino-Vietnamese reading of Chinese 匏 (“gourd”, SV: biều, bào).

der

SV: <i class="Latn mention" lang="vi">biều, bào</i>

vi-etym-sino

Lagenaria siceraria
Lagenaria siceraria#Translingual

Lagenaria siceraria (calabash vine, bottle gourd)

(by extension) Any plant of genus Lagenaria

Various varieties of Oryza sativa rice that are usually planted as lúa Chiêm in deep paddies, and are relatively colorful, rather strong, and can be planted in paddies high in alum, for red rice or low-quality rice.


lúa mạch

[luə˧˦ majk̟̚˧˨ʔ]

[luə˨˩˦ mat̚˨˩ʔ]

[luə˦˥ mat̚˨˩˨]


lúa

cây (classifier)
穭 (CJK)
𧀦 (CJK)
魯 (CJK)

From Proto-Vietic *ʔa-lɔːʔ (“paddy rice”). Cognate with Arem alɑːˀ.
According to Ferlus, it is a loanword from Old Chinese 稻 (OC *[l]ˤuʔ) (B-S) (SV: đạo), in turn related to Proto-Mon-Khmer *sruʔ (“paddy rice”) and Proto-Mon-Khmer *t₂rawʔ ~ *t₂raaw() (“taro”). Ferlus reasons that the two different plants share the same ecological farming niche, thus facilitating semantic shift from "taro" to "rice". Shorto notes a dubious connection between Proto-Vietic *ʔa-lɔːʔ and Proto-Mon-Khmer *s-ruʔ (“paddy”).

cog

(Central Vietnam, Southern Vietnam) paddy; unhusked rice


lúa

Đúng là nhìn hơi lúa, mà vẫn bán hàng ầm ầm...

It really does look shabby, but it's still selling wildly...

Chàng trai 30 tuổi nhìn hơi lúa hứa sẽ không để bạn gái chịu khổ.

The guy is thirty years old, looks rather plain, and promises not to let his girlfriend suffer.

Short for hai lúa (“rustic; bumpkinish”).

Kem hộp màu vàng, nhựa rẻ tiền, nhìn hơi lúa...

The cream is in a yellow pack, cheap plastic, looks rather low quality...


nứa

Neohouzeaua (a genus of medium-sized tropical bamboo)


kê

cây (classifier)
hạt (classifier)
嵇 (CJK)
稽 (CJK)


kê

Cognate with Muong Bi kêl.
Unrelated to Old Chinese 支 (OC *ke) (B-S).

kê chân lên ghế

to rest (a part of one's body) on something

(furniture) to place; to arrange; to put


hóp

certain bamboo species, especially Bambusa textilis


ngô

LL-Q9199 (vie)-Jessica Nguyen (Pamputt)-ngô.wav


mét

(North Central Vietnam) a kind of bamboo


trúc

[t͡ɕʊwk͡p̚˧˦]

[ʈʊwk͡p̚˦˧˥]

Sino-Vietnamese word from 竹 (“bamboo”).
This is an instance of semantic narrowing or alteration sometimes occurs with Sino-Vietnamese items. Compare also hồng (“pink”), from 紅／红 (“red”).

Trúc xinh, trúc mọc đầu đình. Em xinh, em đứng một mình cũng xinh.

Cute bamboo grows in front of the village portal. You're cute, too, but you're already cute by yourself.

a member of the genus of bamboo, Phyllostachys


bo bo

[ʔɓɔ˧˧ ʔɓɔ˧˧]

[ʔɓɔ˧˧ ʔɓɔ˧˧]

[ʔɓɔ˧˧ ʔɓɔ˧˧]


lúa mì

[luə˨˩˦ mɪj˦˩]

[luə˦˥ mɪj˨˩]


ngũ cốc

[ŋu˦ˀ˥ kəwk͡p̚˧˦]

[ŋʊw˧˨ kəwk͡p̚˦˧˥]

[ŋʊw˨˩˦ kəwk͡p̚˦˥]

LL-Q9199 (vie)-Penn Zero MSSJ-ngũ cốc.wav

Sino-Vietnamese word from 五穀, composed of 五 (“five”) and 穀 (“grain”).


dại

Mày lớn/to đầu mà dại lắm con ạ!

(of a person) naive and lacking in common sense


niễng

Manchurian wild rice
Manchurian wild rice

Zizania latifolia
Zizania latifolia#Translingual

Manchurian wild rice (Zizania latifolia)


luồng

der

SV: <i class="Latn mention" lang="vi">lung, lộng</i>

vi-etym-sino

Non-Sino-Vietnamese reading of Chinese 籠 (“bamboo-made object”, SV: lung, lộng)

kind of bamboo commonly found in Thanh Hóa (Dendrocalamus membranaceus)


ý dĩ

[ʔi˧˦ zi˦ˀ˥]

[ʔɪj˨˩˦ jɪj˧˨]

[ʔɪj˦˥ jɪj˨˩˦]

Coix lacryma-jobi
Coix lacryma-jobi#Translingual


tre pheo

[t͡ɕɛ˧˧ fɛw˧˧]

[ʈɛ˧˧ fɛw˧˧]

[ʈɛ˧˧ fɛw˧˧]

tre (“bamboo”) + pheo. The second element is a fossil word inherited from Proto-Vietic *p-hɛːw (“bamboo”), cognate with Muong pheo and Nguôn pheo.

Thị trấn trải dài theo đường đá, có những phố ngang rồi đến những ngõ phố còn tre pheo, rặng rào cúc tần, [...]

2003, Nguyễn Kiên, Tác phẩm chọn lọc [Selected works], Hanoi: Nhà xuất bản Hội nhà văn, page 468:

The town stretches along the stone-paved road, there are cross-streets and then alleyways with bamboos, pluchea-covered fences, that are still preserved, …


bẹ

head

bẹ • (備, 梐, 瓣, 𠹯)

vi-noun

(classifier cây (“corn, maize”)) bẹ • (備, 梐, 瓣, 𠹯)

cây (classifier)
備 (CJK)
梐 (CJK)
瓣 (CJK)
𠹯 (CJK)


tầm vông

[təm˨˩ vəwŋ͡m˧˧]

[təm˦˩ vəwŋ͡m˧˧]

[təm˨˩ vəwŋ͡m˧˧]

[təm˨˩ jəwŋ͡m˧˧]


tiểu mạch

Sino-Vietnamese word from 小麥, composed of 小 (“small”) and 麥 (“wheat”), from Chinese 小麥／小麦 (xiǎomài). Compare Japanese 小麦 (komugi).

vi-etym-sino

Coordinate term: đại mạch


lồ ô

certain species of bamboo, such as Bambusa procera


nguyên cám

[ŋwiəŋ˧˧ kaːm˦˧˥]

[ŋwiəŋ˧˧ kaːm˦˥]


vầu

Người Dao dùng cây vầu phục vụ đời sống rất nhiều thứ.

1994, Bàn Tài Đoàn, Lô Quang Kháng, Khu Quang Trung, căn cứ địa Việt Minh trong vùng đồng bào Dao trước 1945: Hồi ký, Văn hóa dân tộc, page 17:

Yao people use vầu for a variety of applications.

Imprimerie d'Extrême-Orient
fr:Imprimerie d'Extrême-Orient

kind of bamboo commonly found in Northern Vietnam (Bambusa nutans)


đại mạch

[ʔɗaːj˧˨ʔ majk̟̚˧˨ʔ]

[ʔɗaːj˨˩ʔ mat̚˨˩ʔ]

[ʔɗaːj˨˩˨ mat̚˨˩˨]

Sino-Vietnamese word from 大麥, composed of 大 (“large”) and 麥 (“wheat”), from Chinese 大麥／大麦 (dàmài). Compare Japanese 大麦 (ōmugi).

Coordinate term: tiểu mạch


lúa nước

[luə˧˦ nɨək̚˧˦]

[luə˨˩˦ nɨək̚˦˧˥]

[luə˦˥ nɨək̚˦˥]


sặt

certain species of bamboos, especially the Asian species sometimes included in the genus Arundinaria


ngũ cốc nguyên cám

[ŋu˦ˀ˥ kəwk͡p̚˧˦ ŋwiən˧˧ kaːm˧˦]

[ŋʊw˧˨ kəwk͡p̚˦˧˥ ŋwiəŋ˧˧ kaːm˦˧˥]

[ŋʊw˨˩˦ kəwk͡p̚˦˥ ŋwiəŋ˧˧ kaːm˦˥]

LL-Q9199 (vie)-Penn Zero MSSJ-ngũ cốc nguyên cám.wav


yến mạch

[ʔiən˧˦ majk̟̚˧˨ʔ]

[ʔiəŋ˦˧˥ mat̚˨˩ʔ]

[ʔiəŋ˦˥ mat̚˨˩˨]