rắn

See also: ran, Ran, RAN, rán, ràn, rằn, rǎn, and rận

Vietnamese

Pronunciation

(Hà Nội) IPA^(key): [zan˧˦]
(Huế) IPA^(key): [ʐaŋ˦˧˥]
(Hồ Chí Minh City) IPA^(key): [ɹaŋ˦˥]

Etymology 1

From Middle Vietnamese rẳn, from Proto-Vietic *p-səɲʔ, from Proto-Mon-Khmer *(b)saɲʔ; cognate with Khasi bseiñ and Pacoh cuxanh. Compare also Khmer ម្សាញ់ (msañ, “Year of the Snake”) and North Central Vietnamese tắn.

Noun

(classifier con) rắn (𧋻)

snake; serpent

Derived terms

Terms derived from rắn

rắn độc

rắn hổ mang

Etymology 2

From Proto-Vietic *k-sanʔ (“solid; hard; firm”); cognate with Arem /tʰanˀ/.

Adjective

rắn (𠡧, 𥑲) (fully reduplicated form răn rắn)

hard; solid

Derived terms

Terms derived from rắn

chất rắn
cứng rắn

mềm nắn rắn buông
rắn mặt

rắn rỏi

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