thừng

Vietnamese

Etymology

Non-Sino-Vietnamese reading of Chinese 繩 (“rope”, SV: thằng).

Pronunciation

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

Noun

(classifier sợi) thừng • (繩, 󰾵, 󱗵)

1. rope, often made from jute or flax, used for tying

Derived terms

• dây thừng
• thừng chão