rồng

See also: rong, Rong, róng, ròng, rōng, rǒng, and rộng

Vietnamese

Etymology

From Middle Vietnamese ròu᷄, from Proto-Vietic *roːŋ, from Old Chinese 龍 (OC *b·roŋ, *mroːŋ, “dragon”) (SV: long). Compare also Khmer រោង (roong, “Year of the Dragon”).

Pronunciation

• (Hà Nội) IPA^(key): [zəwŋ͡m˨˩]
• (Huế) IPA^(key): [ʐəwŋ͡m˦˩]
• (Saigon) IPA^(key): [ɹəwŋ͡m˨˩]

Noun

(classifier con) rồng • (滝, 瀧, 蠪, 蠬, 𧍰, 𧏵)

1. dragon

Synonyms

• long

Derived terms

• đậu rồng (“winged bean”)
• vòi rồng (“tornado”)

See also

• Thìn