chèo
𢴿
Tenses
| Past | đã chèo |
| Future | sẽ chèo |
| Recent Past | vừa mới chèo |
| Immediate Future | sắp chèo |
| Continuous | đang chèo |
Nôm
Translations
row, transitive:to propel over water using oars
paddle, to propel something through water with a paddle, hands or similar instrument
Etymology
From Proto-Vietic *tʃ-r-ɛːw, an *-r- (instrumental derivative) infixed form of Proto-Vietic *tʃɛːw, whence Modern Vietnamese xeo (“to lift up with a crowbar; to propel (a boat) with a long pole”). Related to Vietnamese neo (“anchor”), Khmer ចែវ (caew, “to row; paddle”), ច្រវា (crɑɑvaa, “oar; paddle”), Lao ແຊວ (sǣu, “to row”). Compare Chinese 櫂 /棹 (trạo). See: Khmer, Central 'ចែវ', Chinese, Mandarin '
櫂'.
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