vầng
Vietnamese
Alternative forms
Etymology
From Proto-Mon-Khmer *wiŋ ~ *wiiŋ ~ *wiəŋ ~ *waiŋ ~ *wəŋ ~ *wuəŋ ~ *wuŋ ~ *wuuŋ (“to go round; to turn”); cognate with Khmer វង់ (vŭəng, “to go around; circle; sphere; disc”), ក្រវង់ (krɑvŭəng, “circular; round”), Mon ဝိုၚ် (wàŋ, “to go round; circular”). Related to quầng, vồng, vòng, quanh.
Pronunciation
- (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [vəŋ˨˩]
- (Huế) IPA(key): [vəŋ˦˩]
- (Saigon) IPA(key): [vəŋ˨˩] ~ [jəŋ˨˩]
- Homophones: vần, dần, Dần
Classifier
vầng
- (literary, poetic) indicates the sun and the moon
- vầng trăng dịu êm ― a gentle moon
- vầng mặt trời/thái dương chói loà ― a blinding sun
- indicates foreheads
- vầng trán ― a forehead
Usage notes
- Only vầng trăng is correct, not *vầng mặt trăng.
Derived terms
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