trăn

See also: tran, Tran, trán, trần, Trần, and trận

Vietnamese

Etymology

From Proto-Vietic *k-lən, from Proto-Mon-Khmer *t₁lan; cognates include Pacoh tulán, Khmer ថ្លាន់ (thlan, “python”), Bahnar klăn (“python”), Mon ကၠန် (klɔn, “python”), Car Nicobarese tu-lan (“python”). This word is a likely cognate of thằn lằn (“lizard”).

Pronunciation

(Hà Nội) IPA^(key): [t͡ɕan˧˧]
(Huế) IPA^(key): [ʈaŋ˧˧]
(Hồ Chí Minh City) IPA^(key): [ʈaŋ˧˧]
Homophones: trăng, chăn

Noun

(classifier con) trăn (螓)

a python, a boa
(by extension) a non-venomous constricting snake

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