đắng
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Vietnamese
Etymology
From Proto-Vietic *taŋʔ (“bitter”), from Proto-Mon-Khmer *kt₂aŋ (“bitter”). Cognate with Bahnar tăng (“bitter”), Pacoh atáng (“bitter”), Khasi kthang (“bitter”), Bolyu tɕaŋ⁵³ and Mon က္တၚ် (kətɛŋ, “bitter”).
Pronunciation
Adjective
đắng • (䔲, 𡃻, 𧃵, 噔) (diminutive reduplication đăng đắng)
- bitter
- Đắng quá, không nuốt được.
- It’s too bitter for to swallow.
- (rare) poignantly dispiriting
Usage notes
- The sense "poignantly dispiriting" only occurs in certain compound words.
Derived terms
See also
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