trong
English
Etymology
portmanteau of tri- + tong
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /tɹɒŋ/
Noun
trong (plural trongs)
- A gripping and lifting tool made of three limbs, or finger-channels, each with teeth on the end of them.
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Norwegian Nynorsk
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /trɔŋː/
Etymology 1
From Old Norse þrǫng.
Noun
trong m (definite singular trongen, uncountable)
- need
- Me har trong for fleire folk.
- We have a need for more people.
Synonyms
Etymology 2
Adjective
trong (masculine and feminine trong, neuter trongt, definite singular and plural tronge, comparative trongare, indefinite superlative trongast, definite superlative trongaste)
Etymology 3
Verb
trong
References
- “trong” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.
Vietnamese
Pronunciation
- (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [t͡ɕawŋ͡m˧˧]
- (Huế) IPA(key): [ʈawŋ͡m˧˧]
- (Hồ Chí Minh City) IPA(key): [ʈawŋ͡m˧˧]
Etymology 1
From Middle Vietnamese tlao᷄, from Proto-Vietic *k-lɔːŋ (“clear; limpid”). Compare Proto-Bahnaric *sla(ː)ŋ, Proto-Katuic *-laŋ and Chong /mlaaˀŋ/.
Adjective
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Etymology 2
From Middle Vietnamese tlao᷄, from Proto-Vietic *k-lɔːŋ (“inside”), from Proto-Mon-Khmer *kluəŋ ~ *kluuŋ (“middle; insides”). Cognates include Muong tlong, Chut [Rục] /klɔːŋ¹/, Pacoh callong, Semnam /kluoːŋ/, Bulo Stieng /kluŋ/, and Khmer ក្នុង (knong). See also lòng. Compare Proto-Tai *klaːŋᴬ (whence Thai กลาง (glaang)).
Preposition
Usage notes
- The term means in (a region, an area) when it goes with Nam ("South"). trong Nam (literally "inside the South") means "in Southern regions", as opposed to ngoài Bắc (literally "outside the North") which means "in Northern regions". This use may be related to the names of Đàng Trong (the Southern part of the country - the "Inside Side") and Đàng Ngoài (the Northern part - the "Outside Side").