"tra" meaning in Vietnamese

See tra in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Adjective

IPA: [t͡ɕaː˧˧] [Hà-Nội], [ʈaː˧˧] [Huế], [ʈaː˧˧] (note: Saigon), [ʈaː˧˥] [Vinh]
Etymology: The initial is from the distinct North Central shift *C-r- > *C-l-. The tone is also A1 (ngang), not A2 (huyền) like in the mainstream dialects. Etymology templates: {{IPAfont|*C-r- > *C-l-}} *C-r- > *C-l- Head templates: {{head|vi|adjective|||||||head=|tr=}} tra, {{vi-adj}} tra
  1. North Central Vietnam form of già (“old”) Tags: Central, North, Vietnam, alt-of Alternative form of: già (extra: old)
    Sense id: en-tra-vi-adj-~TtNz6NK Categories (other): Central Vietnamese, Pages using etymon with no ID, Pages with entries, Pages with etymon, Vietnamese entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of Pages using etymon with no ID: 0 2 3 1 4 2 4 0 2 4 3 1 1 2 11 4 3 4 1 0 1 1 0 1 3 0 1 1 0 1 4 0 0 13 19 2 1 0 1 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 0 1 2 0 8 0 3 0 3 8 6 0 0 0 7 8 8 8 0 0 0 0 0 0 8 0 0 0 0 0 5 0 0 12 10 0 0 0 1 Disambiguation of Pages with etymon: 0 2 3 1 4 2 4 0 2 4 3 1 1 1 11 4 3 4 1 0 0 1 0 0 3 0 1 1 0 0 4 0 0 13 20 2 1 0 1 Disambiguation of Vietnamese entries with incorrect language header: 91 5 4
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 3

Verb

IPA: [t͡ɕaː˧˧] [Hà-Nội], [ʈaː˧˧] [Huế], [ʈaː˧˧] (note: Saigon), [ʈaː˧˥] [Vinh] Forms: [CJK]
Etymology: Cognate with Muong Bi tla (“to put in”). Attested as Northern Middle Vietnamese tla in Dictionarium Annamiticum Lusitanum et Latinum (1651). Etymology templates: {{cog|mtq|-}} Muong, {{inh|vi|mkh-mvi|tla}} Middle Vietnamese tla Head templates: {{head|vi|verb|||||head=|tr=查}} tra • (查), {{vi-verb|查}} tra • (查)
  1. to haft; to sheathe
    Sense id: en-tra-vi-verb-N6~iC-Hh
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 1

Verb

IPA: [t͡ɕaː˧˧] [Hà-Nội], [ʈaː˧˧] [Huế], [ʈaː˧˧] (note: Saigon), [ʈaː˧˥] [Vinh]
Etymology: Sino-Vietnamese word from 查 (“to investigate, to examine”). Etymology templates: {{etymid|vi|查}}, {{categorize|vi|Sino-Vietnamese words}}, {{vi-etym-sino|查|to investigate, to examine}} Sino-Vietnamese word from 查 (“to investigate, to examine”) Head templates: {{head|vi|verb|||||head=|tr=}} tra, {{vi-verb}} tra
  1. to investigate, to examine, to inspect Related terms: kiểm tra, thanh tra, thẩm tra, tra cứu, tra hỏi, tra khảo, tra vấn
    Sense id: en-tra-vi-verb-o6dRKXgg Categories (other): Sino-Vietnamese words
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 2
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      "args": {
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          "english": "to sheathe one's sword",
          "text": "tra kiếm vào vỏ",
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      ],
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  ],
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      "ipa": "[ʈaː˧˧]",
      "tags": [
        "Huế"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[ʈaː˧˧]",
      "note": "Saigon"
    },
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      "ipa": "[ʈaː˧˥]",
      "tags": [
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      ]
    }
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        },
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        },
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        },
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        }
      ]
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      "tags": [
        "Huế"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[ʈaː˧˧]",
      "note": "Saigon"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[ʈaː˧˥]",
      "tags": [
        "Vinh"
      ]
    }
  ],
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        }
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      "ipa": "[ʈaː˧˧]",
      "note": "Saigon"
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    {
      "ipa": "[ʈaː˧˥]",
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      "ipa": "[ʈaː˧˧]",
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    },
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    },
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    },
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    },
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        ]
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        "Huế"
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    {
      "ipa": "[ʈaː˧˧]",
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    }
  ],
  "word": "tra"
}

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      "tags": [
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    {
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        "Huế"
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    },
    {
      "ipa": "[ʈaː˧˧]",
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    },
    {
      "ipa": "[ʈaː˧˥]",
      "tags": [
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    }
  ],
  "word": "tra"
}

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