vầng

Vietnamese

Alternative forms

vừng

Etymology

From Proto-Mon-Khmer *wiŋ ~ *wiiŋ ~ *wiəŋ ~ *waiŋ ~ *wəŋ ~ *wuəŋ ~ *wuŋ ~ *wuuŋ (“to go round; to turn”); cognate with Khmer វង់ (vŭəng, “to go around; circle; sphere; disc”), ក្រវង់ (krâvông, “circular; round”), Mon ဝိုၚ် (wàŋ, “to go round; circular”). Related to quầng, vồng, vòng, quanh.

Pronunciation

(Hà Nội) IPA^(key): [vəŋ˨˩]
(Huế) IPA^(key): [vəŋ˦˩]
(Hồ Chí Minh City) IPA^(key): [vʲəŋ˨˩]

Noun

vầng

(used in front of certain round objects) orb; disc

vầng trăng ― the (orb of the) moon

Derived terms

Terms derived from vầng

vầng dương

vầng đông

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