sống

Vietnamese

Pronunciation

Etymology 1

From Proto-Vietic *k-roːŋʔ (back of the blade), from Proto-Mon-Khmer *ruŋʔ ~ *ruuŋ() ~ *ruəŋ() (ridge; spine; back); cognate with North Central Vietnamese trống, Bahnar rŏng (behind, in back of).

Noun

sống (𦡠, 𧚠, 𩩇, 𩩖, 𬴑)

  1. (chiefly in compounds) a spine
    thấy lạnh sống lưng
    to feel the chills down one's spine
Derived terms

Etymology 2

From Proto-Vietic *k-roːŋʔ (alive; raw), cognate with Muong khống. Perhaps related to Proto-Mon-Khmer *gj(u)ŋ (to be alive), whence Mon ဂျိုၚ် (càŋ).

Verb

sống (𤯩, 𠸙, 𤯨, 𫪹)

  1. to live
Derived terms

Adjective

sống (𤯩, 𩀳, 𪁇) (fully reduplicated form sông sống)

  1. living
    người sống
    the living
  2. alive
    Hắn còn sống.
    He's still alive
  3. live
  4. raw
    rau sống
    raw vegetables
  5. undercooked
    cơm sống
    undercooked rice
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