Giàng

See also: Appendix:Variations of "giang"

Vietnamese

Etymology

Likely from a language in Vietnam's Central Highlands, compare Bahnar yang (“spirits, nonhuman beings”), Koho yang (“spirits”), Pacoh yang (“spirits”). Ultimately Austronesian (through Chamic), compare Malay hiang/yang.

Pronunciation

Proper noun

Giàng

  1. (colloquial and literary) a sky god
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