sông

See also: song, Song, söng, sōng, sǒng, sòng, and sổng

Vietnamese

sông

Alternative forms

sg.

Etymology

From Proto-Vietic *k-roːŋ (“river”), from Proto-Mon-Khmer *ruŋ ~ ruuŋ ~ ruəŋ (“river”); cognate with Muong không (“river”), Bahnar krong (“river”), Pacoh cruang (“country; area, river valley”), Mon ကြုၚ် (krɜŋ, “small river, creek”). Related to Chinese 江 (OC *kroːŋ) (SV: giang) and Acehnese kruëng.

Pronunciation

(Hà Nội) IPA^(key): [səwŋ͡m˧˧]
(Huế) IPA^(key): [ʂəwŋ͡m˧˧]
(Hồ Chí Minh City) IPA^(key): [ʂəwŋ͡m˧˧]

Noun

(classifier dòng, con) sông (滝, 瀧)

river (large stream which drains a landmass)

Synonyms

giang
hà

Derived terms

Terms derived from sông

cửa sông
núi sông

sông băng

sông ngòi

References

Lê Sơn Thanh, "Nom-Viet.dat", WinVNKey (details)

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