ánh

Vietnamese

Pronunciation

Etymology 1

Noun

ánh

  1. a branch of some tubers

Etymology 2

Sino-Vietnamese word from 映.[1]

Although generally considered a Sino-Vietnamese borrowing from Chinese 映 (yìng), some comparative linguists have explored the possibility of a connection to Proto-Austroasiatic roots such as *cʔaiŋ ‘to shine’ or *cʔaŋ ‘to expose to heat’, due to semantic similarity. Sidwell (p.c.) has suggested that if such a relationship holds, it would strengthen the case for *cʔaiŋ as a valid Proto-AA root. However, this connection remains uncertain, and the Vietnamese form *ánh* is still most plausibly a Chinese loan.


Noun

ánh

  1. (only in compounds) light radiated from or reflected off something
    ánh mắt ― a gaze
    ánh sáng ― light
    ánh nắng ― sunlight
    ánh đèn ― light from a bulb or lamp
    ánh lửa ― light from a flame, especially that of a campfire
    ánh hoàng hôn/chiều tà ― sunlight at dusk
    ánh sao (đêm) ― starlight
    ánh kim ― metallic shininess

Verb

ánh

  1. to be reflective of light
    (figurative) đôi mắt ánh lên niềm tin
    those eyes that shine faith

See also

References

  1. ^ Alves, Mark J. (2018). Notes on Chinese words in Shorto's Proto-Austroasiatic reconstruction, Journal of the Southeast Asian Linguistics Society, JSEALS Vol. 11.2 (2018): lxxvi- xcvii, ISSN: 1836-6821, DOI: http://hdl.handle.net/10524/52434, University of Hawaiʼi Press

Further reading

  • Michel Ferlus. The origin of tones in Viet-Muong. Somsonge Burusphat. Papers from the Eleventh Annual Conference of the Southeast Asian Linguistics Society 2001, Arizona State University Programme for Southeast Asian Studies Monograph Series Press (Tempe, Arizona), pp.297-313, 2004.<halshs-00927222v2>

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