rận

See also: Appendix:Variations of "ran"

Vietnamese

Alternative forms

• (North Central Vietnam) trấn

Etymology

From Proto-Vietic *m-rəɲʔ, from Proto-Mon-Khmer *(d)mrəɲʔ (“body louse”). Cognate with Arem ⁿrìɲˀ, Pacoh ntréinh, Khmu [Cuang] tmbriɲ ("gnat"), Khasi jynreiñ.

Pronunciation

• (Hà Nội) IPA^(key): [zən˧˨ʔ]
• (Huế) IPA^(key): [ʐəŋ˨˩ʔ]
• (Hồ Chí Minh City) IPA^(key): [ɹəŋ˨˩˨]

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Noun

(classifier con) rận • (𧋅, 𧎠, 𧏶, 𬠨)

1. body louse (Pediculus humanus)

See also

• chấy, chí

Derived terms

• chấy rận
• chí rận