Hello, you have come here looking for the meaning of the word
trăng. In DICTIOUS you will not only get to know all the dictionary meanings for the word
trăng, but we will also tell you about its etymology, its characteristics and you will know how to say
trăng in singular and plural. Everything you need to know about the word
trăng you have here. The definition of the word
trăng will help you to be more precise and correct when speaking or writing your texts. Knowing the definition of
trăng, as well as those of other words, enriches your vocabulary and provides you with more and better linguistic resources.
Vietnamese
Alternative forms
- (Northern Vietnam, inland dialects) giăng
- (Northern Vietnam, coastal dialects, likely obsolete) lăng
- (Northern Vietnam, coastal dialects, endangered) tăng
Etymology
From Proto-Vietic *b-laŋ. This is Central-Southern form, now also the most common written form.
The Northern Middle Vietnamese form is attested as blang in Dictionarium Annamiticum Lusitanum et Latinum (1651).
Most likely a false cognate of Proto-Austronesian *bulaN (“moon”) (whence Malay bulan, Javanese wulan, Tagalog buan and Malagasy volana) and Proto-Tai *ɓlɯənᴬ (“moon”) (whence Thai เดือน (dʉʉan), Saek เบรี๋ยน, Zhuang ndwen), see more at the entry *b-laŋ.
Pronunciation
Proper noun
trăng • (𢁋, 𣎞, 𦝄)
- (literary) the Moon
- Synonym: Mặt Trăng
Derived terms