rắn
Vietnamese
Pronunciation
Etymology 1
From Middle Vietnamese rẳn, from Proto-Vietic *p-səɲʔ, from Proto-Mon-Khmer *(b)saɲʔ; cognate with Muong thắnh, Khasi bseiñ and Pacoh cuxanh. Compare also Khmer ម្សាញ់ (msañ, “Year of the Snake”) and North Central Vietnamese tắn.
Noun
- a non-constricting snake, as opposed to a trăn (“constricting snake”)
Derived terms
Derived terms
Etymology 2
From Proto-Vietic *k-sanʔ (“solid; hard; firm”); cognate with Arem /tʰanˀ/.
Adjective
- hard
- Synonym: cứng
- rắn/cứng đầu
- stubborn
- rắn chắc
- well-built and having strong support
- (physics) solid
See also
Derived terms
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