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che

Pronunciation: [t͡ɕɛ˧˧]

“che” is a Vietnamese word. Its 2 meanings in English:

verb

  1. to cover; to take shelter
  2. to hide

Etymology

Attested in Phật thuyết đại báo phụ mẫu ân trọng kinh (佛說大報父母恩重經, c. 12th cent.) as 𫑃, and Quốc âm thi tập (國音詩集; c. 15th cent.) as 遮 (MC tsyae) (modern SV: già). Attested as chĕ in the Dictionarium Annamiticum Lusitanum et Latinum (1651).

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