giường

See also: giương

Vietnamese

Etymology

From Proto-Vietic *k-ɟəːŋ, from Old Chinese 床 (OC *k.dzraŋ) (B-S) (SV: sàng) . Compare North Central Vietnamese chờng, Nguôn xường.

Pronunciation

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

• Audio (Saigon):

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Noun

(classifier cái, chiếc) giường • (𪲝 - 牀, 床)

1. a bed (piece of furniture)

Descendants

• Tai Dam: ꪹꪥꪉ (ꞌdướng)
• Tày: chường