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Vietnamese

Etymology

Calque of Chinese 金烏 / 金乌 (kim ô, literally “golden crow”).

Pronunciation

  • (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [ʔaːk̚˧˦ vaːŋ˨˩]
  • (Huế) IPA(key): [ʔaːk̚˦˧˥ vaːŋ˦˩]
  • (Saigon) IPA(key): [ʔaːk̚˦˥ vaːŋ˨˩] ~ [ʔaːk̚˦˥ jaːŋ˨˩]

Noun

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  1. (dated or literary) the sun
    • 1820, 阮攸 [Nguyễn Du], compiled by Liễu Văn Đường, 傳翹 [Truyện Kiều], published 1866, line 1269:
      吝(Lần)吝(lần)兎(thỏ)鉑(bạc)鵶(ác)鐄(vàng)
      The silver lunar Rabbit and the gold solar Crow rose and set alternately

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