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Vietnamese
Pronunciation
Etymology 1
Non-Sino-Vietnamese reading of Chinese 幀 (SV: tránh).
Noun
(classifier bức) tranh • (𢂰)
- painting, picture
Etymology 2
Sino-Vietnamese word from 爭.
Verb
tranh
- to compete, to fight for
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Etymology 3
From Proto-Vietic *p-lɛɲ (“thatch grass”), from Proto-Mon-Khmer *(p)laŋ ~ *(p)laiŋ (“thatching-grass”).
Noun
tranh • (箏, 𦱊, 苓, 𦽰, 棦, )
- straw, thatch
- nhà tranh vách đất ― thatched house with walls made from clay
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