sáng

See also: Appendix:Variations of "sang"

Khiamniungan Naga

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ʃaŋ⁵⁵/

Verb

sáng

(Patsho) grind: to rub constantly between two or more objects with certain amount of pressure.

Vietnamese

Pronunciation

(Hà Nội) IPA^(key): [saːŋ˧˦]
(Huế) IPA^(key): [ʂaːŋ˦˧˥] ~ [saːŋ˦˧˥]
(Saigon) IPA^(key): [ʂaːŋ˦˥] ~ [saːŋ˦˥]
Audio (Hà Nội): (file)
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Etymology 1

Likely derived from Old Chinese 朗 (OC *k.rˤaŋʔ, “clear, bright”) (B-S).

Probably not directly related to Proto-Vietic *p-laːŋʔ (“bright”) (< Proto-Mon-Khmer *plaaŋʔ). The expected reflex of this root in modern Vietnamese would be the unattested **tráng.

Noun

sáng • (朗, 𠓇, 󰢜, 󱽇, 𤎜, 󱙼, 創, 𤏬, 灲, 𫤤)

morning

Adjective

sáng • (朗, 𠓇, 󰢜, 󱽇, 𤎜, 󱙼, 創, 𤏬, 灲, 𫤤)

bright

Etymology 2

Romanization

sáng

Sino-Vietnamese reading of 創 (“to create, to generate, to found, to establish”)
Sách Sáng Thế ~ Sáng Thế Kí ― Book of Genesis [of the World]

Derived terms