Tiếng Việt · Word Attested

ra

[zaː˧˧]

In real, traceable use. Part of the curated seed collection; community review is coming.

Sense 1

Both English Tiếng Việt

Meaning · English

(verb) to go out, to leave

Nghĩa · Tiếng Việt

đi ra, rời đi

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Where it’s used: Used Toàn quốc & hải ngoại · Vietnam-wide & diaspora

Examples

蛇林彦劫，雷亇些礼𢪀，曵林由旬，礼其可列麻其帝，朱泖沚年𲪃，願庄技𠅜経孛。We would rather, for a hundred thousand kalpas, pull out our tongues, extending them for a hundred yojanas, and have an iron plough run over ourselves, so that our blood flows like a river, than separate from the Buddha's teachings.

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Sources & notes

Imported from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0, retrieved 2026-07-29); community review pending. source ↗

Sense 2

Both English Tiếng Việt

Meaning · English

(verb) to go northwards in Vietnam

Nghĩa · Tiếng Việt

đi về phía bắc tại Việt Nam

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Examples

vào nam, ra bắcto go southwards and northwards

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Sense 3

Both English Tiếng Việt

Meaning · English

(verb) to be released, to be published, to be out, to come out

Nghĩa · Tiếng Việt

được phát hành, được xuất bản

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Examples

Phim này mới ra nè.Hey, this movie has just came out.

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Sense 4

Both English Tiếng Việt

Meaning · English

(noun) bed sheet

Nghĩa · Tiếng Việt

tấm ga trải giường

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Common questions

What does “ra” mean?

(verb) to go out, to leave

Is “ra” formal or informal?

No register label has been reviewed yet — treat it as neutral and check the usage notes above.