giồng
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See also: Appendix:Variations of "giong"
Vietnamese[edit]
Pronunciation[edit]
Etymology 1[edit]
Verb[edit]
giồng
- Northern Vietnam form of trồng (“to plant”)
Etymology 2[edit]
Noun[edit]
- (Southern Vietnam, especially Mekong Delta) an elevated alluvial stretch of land
Usage notes[edit]
- As a free morpheme, usage of giồng seems to have been much dismissed. However, it persists in many place names such as Giồng Riềng, Giồng Trôm, Rạch Giồng, etc.