trời

Vietnamese

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Definitions
  • the sky
  • weather
  • (sometimes capitalized) a generic deification of the sky that is said to be able to grant "natural gifts" (talent, good weather, etc.) and deal heavenly "punishment" (storms, lightning, etc.), the heavenly lord

Etymology

Inherited from Middle Vietnamese 𡗶 (sky) inherited from Proto-Vietic *b-ləːj (sky) inherited from Proto-Mon-Khmer *briiʔ (rain, sky, forest).

Origin

Proto-Mon-Khmer

*briiʔ

Gloss

rain, sky, forest

Concept
Semantic Field

The physical world

Ontological Category

Action/Process

Kanji

森

Emoji
☁️ ☂️ ☔️ ⛈️ ⛱️ 🌂 🌈 🌤️ 🌥️ 🌦️ 🌧️ 💧

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