răng
Appearance
See also: Appendix:Variations of "rang"
Vietnamese
[edit]Pronunciation
[edit]Etymology 1
[edit]From Proto-Vietic *k-saŋ. Cognate with Muong thăng, Arem atʰaŋ, Thavung กะซัง.
Shorto (2006) traces Viet-Muong items' etymological origins to Proto-Mon-Khmer *sra(a)ŋ, but this can be dismissed as all Vietic cognates point to *-s-.
Noun
[edit](classifier cái, chiếc) răng • (夌, 𪘵, 𲎩, 𫆢, 𬹸, 𦢠)
- tooth
- bộ răng ― denture
Usage notes
[edit]- răng is the only zoological body part that can be indicated by the classifier chiếc.
Derived terms
[edit]Etymology 2
[edit]Alternative forms
[edit]- (South Central Vietnam) reng (/aŋ/ > /ɛŋ/)
Adverb
[edit]- (Central Vietnam) why; how; what
- Synonym: sao
- Răng mà mi mần được hay rứa?
- How are you able to do that?
- Răng ni trời tún òm ri?
- Why's the sky dark today?
- Mi định mần răng?
- What will you do?
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- Vietnamese nouns classified by cái
- Vietnamese nouns classified by chiếc
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- Central Vietnamese
- vi:Dentistry
- vi:Teeth