Where does “tra” come from?

tra (English) comes from Vietnamese cá tra, from Khmer ប្រា — a type of fish, Pangasius pangasius.

tra (English): A meaningless syllable used when singing a tune

Definitions

  1. A meaningless syllable used when singing a tune

Ancestry of “tra”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Vietnamesecá trairidescent shark (Pangasianodon hypophthalmus)
2Khmerប្រាa type of fish, Pangasius pangasius
Every word from Khmer ប្រា →Every word from Vietnamese cá tra →
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