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Vietnamese
Etymology
Most likely a loanword.
Its source is unclear; compare Middle Chinese 侹 (MC thengH) "long, level, straight (obsolete)" > Sino-Vietnamese thính.
The native Vietic word for "straight" is ngay, which also has Khmuic cognates.
Pronunciation
Adjective
thẳng • (𣦎, 𣦛, 𥊢, 𥊣, 𬆅, 𬆈)
- straight
- đứng thẳng ― to stand up straight
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