"xả" meaning in Vietnamese

See xả in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Verb

IPA: [saː˧˩] [Hà-Nội], [saː˧˨] [Huế], [saː˨˩˦] (note: Saigon)
Head templates: {{head|vi|verb|||head=|tr=}} xả, {{vi-verb}} xả
  1. to splash water through as a washing method
    Sense id: en-xả-vi-verb-z-S58O1w Categories (other): Sino-Vietnamese words, Vietnamese entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of Sino-Vietnamese words: 28 15 8 24 24 Disambiguation of Vietnamese entries with incorrect language header: 53 47
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 1

Verb

IPA: [saː˧˩] [Hà-Nội], [saː˧˨] [Huế], [saː˨˩˦] (note: Saigon)
Etymology: Possibly Sino-Vietnamese word from 捨 ("to discard"). Etymology templates: {{etymid|vi|捨}}, {{categorize|vi|Sino-Vietnamese words}}, {{vi-etym-sino|捨}} Sino-Vietnamese word from 捨 Head templates: {{head|vi|verb|||head=|tr=}} xả, {{vi-verb}} xả
  1. to discharge; to release; to spray; to spew Derived forms: xả hơi, xả láng, xả súng, xả thân Related terms: thả, thải
    Sense id: en-xả-vi-verb-B-3Dvdxn Categories (other): Sino-Vietnamese words, Vietnamese entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of Sino-Vietnamese words: 28 15 8 24 24 Disambiguation of Vietnamese entries with incorrect language header: 53 47
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 2
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