sống
Vietnamese
Pronunciation
- (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [səwŋ͡m˧˦]
- (Huế) IPA(key): [ʂəwŋ͡m˦˧˥] ~ [səwŋ͡m˦˧˥]
- (Saigon) IPA(key): [ʂəwŋ͡m˦˥] ~ [səwŋ͡m˦˥]
Etymology 1
From Proto-Vietic *k-roːŋʔ (“back of the blade”), from Proto-Mon-Khmer *ruŋʔ ~ *ruuŋ() ~ *ruəŋ() (“ridge; spine; back”); cognate with North Central Vietnamese trống, Bahnar rŏng (“behind, in back of”).
Noun
- (chiefly in compounds) a spine
- thấy lạnh sống lưng ― to feel the chills down one's spine
- sống núi ngầm ― underwater mountain ridge
- dây sống ― the spinal cord
- cột sống ― the vertebral column
- xương sống ― the spine
- đốt sống ― a vertebra
Derived terms
Derived terms
Etymology 2
From Proto-Vietic *k-roːŋʔ (“alive; raw”), cognate with Muong khống. Perhaps related to Proto-Mon-Khmer *gj(u)ŋ (“to be alive”), whence Mon ဂျိုၚ် (càŋ).
Verb
- to live
- sự sống ― life
Derived terms
Derived terms
Adjective
- living
- người sống ― the living
- alive
- Hắn còn sống.
- He's still alive.
- live
- ăn tươi nuốt sống ― to eat something (a)live; (figurative) to enslave or exploit inhumanely
- raw
- rau sống ― raw vegetables
- undercooked
- cơm sống ― undercooked rice
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