Hello, you have come here looking for the meaning of the word
chuồng. In DICTIOUS you will not only get to know all the dictionary meanings for the word
chuồng, but we will also tell you about its etymology, its characteristics and you will know how to say
chuồng in singular and plural. Everything you need to know about the word
chuồng you have here. The definition of the word
chuồng will help you to be more precise and correct when speaking or writing your texts. Knowing the definition of
chuồng, as well as those of other words, enriches your vocabulary and provides you with more and better linguistic resources.
Vietnamese
Etymology
Uncertain.
Baxter & Sagart (2014) proposes that this is borrowed from Old Chinese 籠 (OC *k.rˤoŋ), thus making it non-Sino-Vietnamese reading of Chinese 籠 (SV: lung, lộng).
Alves (2018) proposes that chuồng and lồng are doublets and both are early regional loanwords from Chinese 籠 / 笼, yet he is uncertain about connection to Old Chinese 籠 (OC *k.rˤoŋ); as Old Chinese *kr- regularly yields Vietnamese ‹s-› instead (as in sức & sen). However, chuồng’s initial ‹ch-› might have resulted from another sound change which yields ‹ch-› of chàng & chạp.
See 籠/笼 (lóng) for more.
Pronunciation
Noun
(classifier cái) chuồng • (重, 㮔, 𡈩, 𫭅, , 栫)
- an enclosure, usually a topless/ceilingless or room-sized one, for confining animals, especially domestic, livestock or zoo animals; compare buồng giam/xà lim (“prison cell”)
- chuồng chó/lợn/hổ ― a dog/pig/tiger enclosure
- chuồng gà ― a chicken coop or range
Derived terms