giống

See also: gióng and giọng

Vietnamese

Pronunciation

(Hà Nội) IPA^(key): [zəwŋ͡m˧˦]
(Huế) IPA^(key): [jəwŋ͡m˦˧˥]
(Hồ Chí Minh City) IPA^(key): [jəwŋ͡m˦˥]

Etymology 1

From Proto-Vietic *k-coːŋʔ, related to Chinese 種 (MC t͡ɕɨoŋ^X, t͡ɕɨoŋ^H) (SV: chủng).

Noun

giống (𥞖, 𥠭, 𧀑)

kind, race, breed
(grammar, linguistics) gender

Etymology 2

Verb

giống (𠏳)

to be alike, to be similar

Adjective

giống (𠏳) (fully reduplicated forms giông giống, giống giống)

be alike, be similar

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