ương

Vietnamese

Pronunciation

• (Hà Nội) IPA^(key): [ʔɨəŋ˧˧]
• (Huế) IPA^(key): [ʔɨəŋ˧˧]
• (Saigon) IPA^(key): [ʔɨəŋ˧˧]

Etymology 1

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium. Particularly: “Probably from 秧? Not sure.”)

Verb

ương • (秧)

1. (agriculture) to sow seeds and cultivate them into young plants which may be planted elsewhere, as in a plant nursery

   Synonym: ươm

   • 15th century, Nguyễn Trãi, “述興 Thuật hứng 15”, in Quốc âm thi tập (國音詩集):

     𦷫菊秧蘭香𣷷襖

     Hái cúc ương lan, hương bén áo.

     As I picked chrysanthemums and tended to the orchids, their fragrance clings to my clothes.

Etymology 2

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

Adjective

ương • (怏)

1. obstinate; headstrong; stubborn

   Synonyms: bướng, cứng đầu

Compound terms

• ương bướng
• ương gàn
• ương ngạnh
• ương ương