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Vietnamese
Pronunciation
Etymology 1
Probably from Old Chinese 孔 (OC *kʰloːŋʔ) (SV: khổng).
Adjective
trống • (𥧪, 𥨨)
- empty; vacant
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Etymology 2
Cognate with Tho kʰrɔːŋ³. Compare sống as in the compound sống mái.
The form sống was attested in numerous texts written in the Northern dialects well into the early 20th century, although just primarily in gà sống. The ‹s-›-‹tr-› correspondence indicates that the now dominant form trống originated from the North Central region (compare pairs such as sừng vs. trừng (“horn”), sâu vs. trâu (“caterpillar”), sành vs. trèng (“terracotta”)).
Adjective
trống • (𪟤, 𩀳)
- (of a bird) male
- Antonym: mái
- gà trống ― a rooster
- (of an animal with cá (“fish”) in its name, including cetaceans) male
- Antonym: mái
- cá heo trống/đực ― a male dolphin
Usage notes
- Less common than đực when used for "fish", although it is not rare nor uncommon.
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Etymology 3
Cognate with Chut klống, klôống, Chut klống (Trần Trọng Dương, 2014). Of Tai origin; compare Thai กลอง (glɔɔng), Lao ກອງ (kǭng), Zhuang gyong.
Attested in Quốc âm thi tập (國音詩集; 15th cent.) as 𫪹, composed of 古 (MC kuX) + 弄 (MC luwngH) (modern SV: cổ lộng). Attested in Dictionarium Annamiticum Lusitanum et Latinum (1651) as Northern Middle Vietnamese tlóũ.
Noun
(classifier cái, chiếc) trống • (𤿰, 𫪹, 𪔠, 弄, 𲎚)
- drum
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