đắng

See also: Appendix:Variations of "dang"

Vietnamese

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Vietic *taŋʔ (“bitter”), from Proto-Austroasiatic *ʦaŋʔ (“bitter”). Cognate with Bahnar tăng (“bitter”), Pacoh atáng (“bitter”), Khasi kthang (“bitter”), Bolyu tɕaŋ⁵³ and Mon က္တၚ် (kətɛŋ, “bitter”).

Pronunciation

  • (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [ʔɗaŋ˧˦]
  • (Huế) IPA(key): [ʔɗaŋ˦˧˥]
  • (Saigon) IPA(key): [ʔɗaŋ˦˥]

Adjective

đắng • (䔲, 𡃻, 𧃵, 噔) (diminutive reduplication đăng đắng)

  1. bitter
    Đắng quá, không nuốt được.
    It’s too bitter for [me, him, her] to swallow.
  2. (rare) poignantly dispiriting

Usage notes

  • The sense "poignantly dispiriting" only occurs in certain compound words.

Derived terms

See also

Basic tastes in Vietnamese · vị (layout · text)
ngọt chua mặn đắng cay ngọt, ngọt thịt
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