Hằng

See also: hang, háng, hàng, hãng, hạng, hăng, hắng, and hằng

Vietnamese

Pronunciation

• (Hà Nội) IPA^(key): [haŋ˨˩]
• (Huế) IPA^(key): [haŋ˦˩]
• (Saigon) IPA^(key): [haŋ˨˩]

Etymology 1

Sino-Vietnamese word from 姮, from Hằng Nga (姮娥).

Proper noun

Hằng

1. a female given name from Chinese

Derived terms

• chị Hằng - (folklore) a woman who got trapped on the Moon; (figuratively) the Moon
• Hằng Nga (姮娥) - Heng'e, the Chinese goddess of the Moon

 

Etymology 2

Sino-Vietnamese word from 恆.

Proper noun

Hằng

1. the river Ganges/Ganga