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sông

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Hokkien

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For pronunciation and definitions of sông – see (“tacky”).
(This term is the pe̍h-ōe-jī form of ).

Vietnamese

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sông
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Alternative forms

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  • (abbreviation) sg.
  • (Northeastern Vietnam) thông

Etymology

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From Proto-Vietic *k-roːŋ (river), from Proto-Mon-Khmer *ruŋ ~ ruuŋ ~ ruəŋ (river). Cognate with Muong không (river), Bahnar krong (river), Pacoh cruang (country; area, river valley), Mon ကြုၚ် (krɜŋ, small river, creek).

Doublet of giang and cảng. Related to Chinese (OC *kˤroŋ) (B-S) (SV: giang), (OC *kˤroŋ) (B-S) (SV: cảng), and Acehnese kruëng.

Pronunciation

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Noun

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(classifier dòng, con) sông (, , 𪷹)

  1. river (large stream which drains a landmass)
    Synonym: rào (North Central Vietnam)
    bờ sôngriver bank

Derived terms

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