tráng

See also: Appendix:Variations of "trang"

Vietnamese

Pronunciation

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• (Hà Nội) IPA^(key): [t͡ɕaːŋ˧˦]
• (Huế) IPA^(key): [ʈaːŋ˦˧˥]
• (Saigon) IPA^(key): [ʈaːŋ˦˥]

Etymology 1

From Proto-Mon-Khmer *laaŋʔ (“to wash, to bring water to”). Cognate with Muong Bi lãng, tlảng, Khmer លាង (liəng), Bahnar klang and Nyah Kur klíəŋ.

Verb

tráng • (壯)

1. (transitive) to clean or cleanse something that's hollow or capable of containing certain substances (mostly liquids) by rinsing

   tráng bát ― to rinse a bowl

2. (transitive) to spread a thin layer of

   tráng bánh cuốn ― to stretch bánh cuốn batter (over a pot of boiling water)

   tráng trứng ― to pour an egg (into a frying pan)

3. to coat; to enamel

   tráng gương ― to coat a mirror

   tráng men ― to enamel

Derived terms

• bánh tráng
• tráng miệng

See also

• dúng, nhúng (“to soak; to submerse in water”)
• giội (“to pour down water on”)
• đổ
• rửa (“to wash”)

Etymology 2

Romanization

tráng

1. Sino-Vietnamese reading of 壯

Derived terms

• cường tráng
• đinh tráng
• hoành tráng
• lính tráng
• trai tráng
• tráng kiện
• tráng sĩ