khoang

See also: khoáng, khoảng, and khoắng

Vietnamese

Etymology

Attested in Chỉ nam ngọc âm giải nghĩa (指南玉音解義, 15 cent.) as 𪞀, phonetic 光 (MC kwang) (modern SV: quang). Attested as khŏang in the Dictionarium Annamiticum Lusitanum et Latinum (1651).

Pronunciation

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

Noun

khoang • (桄, 𦨻, 𦪻) (classifier cái)

1. cavity
2. cabin

Noun

khoang • (㘢, 桄)

1. (zoology) ring

   quạ khoang ― collared crow