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Vietnamese
Pronunciation
Etymology 1
From Proto-Vietic *k-saŋ. Cognate with Muong thăng, Arem atʰaŋ, Thavung กะซัง.
Shorto (2006) traces Viet-Muong items' etymological origins to Proto-Mon-Khmer *sra(a)ŋ, but this can be dismissed as all Vietic cognates point to *-s-.
Noun
(classifier cái, chiếc) răng • (夌, 𪘵, 𲎩, 𫆢, 𬹸, 𦢠)
- tooth
- bộ răng ― denture
Usage notes
- răng is the only zoological body part that can be indicated by the classifier chiếc.
See also
Etymology 2
Adverb
răng • (𪤽)
- (Central Vietnam) why; how
- Synonym: sao
Răng mà mi mần được hay rứa?- How are you able to do that?