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Vietnamese
Etymology
Related to cánh (as in cánh tay (“arm”)), cf. Khmer កែង (kaeng, “elbow”). In many Austroasiatic languages, the words for "elbow" and "side, edge" have similar phonological shape.
Compare Pacoh akeng (“corner”) and talkeng (“elbow”).
Pronunciation
Noun
cạnh • (兢, 競, 竟, 境, 梗, 𧣲)
- (of an object) a defining edge
- cạnh bàn ― one of the edges of a table
- (geometry) a side
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Preposition
cạnh • (兢, 競, 竟, 境, 梗, 𧣲)
- right next to; beside
- Synonyms: kề, kế, bên, bên cạnh
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