tranh

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Vietnamese[edit]

Pronunciation[edit]

Etymology 1[edit]

Non-Sino-Vietnamese reading of Chinese (SV: tránh).

Noun[edit]

(classifier bức) tranh (𢂰)

  1. painting, picture

Etymology 2[edit]

Sino-Vietnamese word from .

Verb[edit]

tranh

  1. to compete, to fight for
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Etymology 3[edit]

From Proto-Vietic *p-lɛɲ (thatch grass), from Proto-Mon-Khmer *(p)laŋ ~ *(p)laiŋ (thatching-grass).

Alternative forms[edit]

Noun[edit]

tranh (, 𦱊, , 𦽰, , 󱬭)

  1. straw, thatch
    nhà tranh vách đấtthatched house with walls made from clay
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