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trứng

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See also: trung, Trung, trúng, and Trưng

Middle Vietnamese

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Noun

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trứng (𫧾, 𠨡)

  1. egg

Synonyms

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Descendants

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  • Vietnamese: trứng (𫧾, 𠨡)

References

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Vietnamese

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Alternative forms

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  • (North Central Vietnam) trấng (no vowel raising)
  • (North Central Vietnam) trớng (no vowel raising)

Etymology

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From Proto-Vietic *k-ləːŋʔ (egg), from Proto-Austroasiatic *pnləːŋʔ (egg). Cognate with Muong tlởng, Tho [Cuối Chăm] kləːŋ³.

Attested as Northern Middle Vietnamese tlứng, tlấng in the Dictionarium Annamiticum Lusitanum et Latinum (1651).

Pronunciation

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Noun

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(classifier quả) trứng (𫧾, 𠨡)

  1. egg (body housing an embryo; egg of domestic fowl as food item; ovum)
    trứng luộcboiled egg
    trứngchicken egg

Derived terms

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See also

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