"vạ" meaning in Vietnamese

See vạ in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

IPA: [vaː˧˨ʔ] [Hà-Nội], [vaː˨˩ʔ] [Huế], [vaː˨˩˨] (note: Saigon), [jaː˨˩˨] (note: Saigon) Forms: [CJK]
Etymology: Non-Sino-Vietnamese reading of Chinese 禍 (SV: hoạ). Etymology templates: {{etymid|vi|禍}}, {{der|vi|zh|禍//|pos=SV: <i class="Latn mention" lang="vi">hoạ</i>|t=|tr=-}} Chinese 禍 (SV: hoạ), {{vi-etym-sino|禍||hoạ|hv=n}} Non-Sino-Vietnamese reading of Chinese 禍 (SV: hoạ) Head templates: {{head|vi|noun|||head=|tr=禍}} vạ • (禍), {{vi-noun|禍}} vạ • (禍)
  1. disaster; misfortune; calamity
    Sense id: en-vạ-vi-noun-X~ajcM4X Categories (other): Vietnamese links with redundant wikilinks Disambiguation of Vietnamese links with redundant wikilinks: 50 50
  2. (historical) penalty; fine Tags: historical
    Sense id: en-vạ-vi-noun-OqTC2Em8 Categories (other): Vietnamese entries with incorrect language header, Vietnamese links with redundant alt parameters, Vietnamese links with redundant wikilinks Disambiguation of Vietnamese entries with incorrect language header: 7 93 Disambiguation of Vietnamese links with redundant alt parameters: 19 81 Disambiguation of Vietnamese links with redundant wikilinks: 50 50
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: ăn vạ, vạ lây
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  "derived": [
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "word": "ăn vạ"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "word": "vạ lây"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "vi",
        "2": "禍"
      },
      "expansion": "",
      "name": "etymid"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "vi",
        "2": "zh",
        "3": "禍//",
        "pos": "SV: <i class=\"Latn mention\" lang=\"vi\">hoạ</i>",
        "t": "",
        "tr": "-"
      },
      "expansion": "Chinese 禍 (SV: hoạ)",
      "name": "der"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "禍",
        "2": "",
        "3": "hoạ",
        "hv": "n"
      },
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      "name": "vi-etym-sino"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "Non-Sino-Vietnamese reading of Chinese 禍 (SV: hoạ).",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "禍",
      "tags": [
        "CJK"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "vi",
        "2": "noun",
        "3": "",
        "4": "",
        "head": "",
        "tr": "禍"
      },
      "expansion": "vạ • (禍)",
      "name": "head"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "禍"
      },
      "expansion": "vạ • (禍)",
      "name": "vi-noun"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Vietnamese",
  "lang_code": "vi",
  "pos": "noun",
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        {
          "_dis": "50 50",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Vietnamese links with redundant wikilinks",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "disaster; misfortune; calamity"
      ],
      "id": "en-vạ-vi-noun-X~ajcM4X",
      "links": [
        [
          "disaster",
          "disaster"
        ],
        [
          "misfortune",
          "misfortune"
        ],
        [
          "calamity",
          "calamity"
        ]
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [
        {
          "_dis": "7 93",
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          "name": "Vietnamese entries with incorrect language header",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "19 81",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Vietnamese links with redundant alt parameters",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "50 50",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Vietnamese links with redundant wikilinks",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "penalty; fine"
      ],
      "id": "en-vạ-vi-noun-OqTC2Em8",
      "links": [
        [
          "penalty",
          "penalty"
        ],
        [
          "fine",
          "fine"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(historical) penalty; fine"
      ],
      "tags": [
        "historical"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "[vaː˧˨ʔ]",
      "tags": [
        "Hà-Nội"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[vaː˨˩ʔ]",
      "tags": [
        "Huế"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[vaː˨˩˨]",
      "note": "Saigon"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[jaː˨˩˨]",
      "note": "Saigon"
    }
  ],
  "word": "vạ"
}
{
  "categories": [
    "Pages with 2 entries",
    "Pages with entries",
    "Vietnamese entries with incorrect language header",
    "Vietnamese lemmas",
    "Vietnamese links with redundant alt parameters",
    "Vietnamese links with redundant wikilinks",
    "Vietnamese nouns",
    "Vietnamese terms derived from Chinese",
    "Vietnamese terms with IPA pronunciation"
  ],
  "derived": [
    {
      "word": "ăn vạ"
    },
    {
      "word": "vạ lây"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "vi",
        "2": "禍"
      },
      "expansion": "",
      "name": "etymid"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "vi",
        "2": "zh",
        "3": "禍//",
        "pos": "SV: <i class=\"Latn mention\" lang=\"vi\">hoạ</i>",
        "t": "",
        "tr": "-"
      },
      "expansion": "Chinese 禍 (SV: hoạ)",
      "name": "der"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "禍",
        "2": "",
        "3": "hoạ",
        "hv": "n"
      },
      "expansion": "Non-Sino-Vietnamese reading of Chinese 禍 (SV: hoạ)",
      "name": "vi-etym-sino"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "Non-Sino-Vietnamese reading of Chinese 禍 (SV: hoạ).",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "禍",
      "tags": [
        "CJK"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "vi",
        "2": "noun",
        "3": "",
        "4": "",
        "head": "",
        "tr": "禍"
      },
      "expansion": "vạ • (禍)",
      "name": "head"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "禍"
      },
      "expansion": "vạ • (禍)",
      "name": "vi-noun"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Vietnamese",
  "lang_code": "vi",
  "pos": "noun",
  "senses": [
    {
      "glosses": [
        "disaster; misfortune; calamity"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "disaster",
          "disaster"
        ],
        [
          "misfortune",
          "misfortune"
        ],
        [
          "calamity",
          "calamity"
        ]
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [
        "Vietnamese terms with historical senses"
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "penalty; fine"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "penalty",
          "penalty"
        ],
        [
          "fine",
          "fine"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(historical) penalty; fine"
      ],
      "tags": [
        "historical"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "[vaː˧˨ʔ]",
      "tags": [
        "Hà-Nội"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[vaː˨˩ʔ]",
      "tags": [
        "Huế"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[vaː˨˩˨]",
      "note": "Saigon"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[jaː˨˩˨]",
      "note": "Saigon"
    }
  ],
  "word": "vạ"
}

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This page is a part of the kaikki.org machine-readable Vietnamese dictionary. This dictionary is based on structured data extracted on 2025-06-21 from the enwiktionary dump dated 2025-06-01 using wiktextract (074e7de and f1c2b61). The data shown on this site has been post-processed and various details (e.g., extra categories) removed, some information disambiguated, and additional data merged from other sources. See the raw data download page for the unprocessed wiktextract data.

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