găng
See also: Appendix:Variations of "gang"
Vietnamese
Pronunciation
Etymology 1
Noun
găng
Synonyms
- (glove): găng tay (northern Vietnam), bao tay (southern Vietnam), bít tất tay
Etymology 2
Compare căng.
Adjective
găng • (矜)
- tight; tense; strained
- Kéo dây găng thế này thì đứt mất.
- If you stretch the cord this taut, it'll snap.
Adverb
găng • (矜)
Etymology 3
Noun
(classifier cây) găng
- Several species of flowering plants of the family Rubiaceae:
- Species of the genus Aidia, especially Aidia chantonea
- Species of the genus Canthium
- Species of the genus Fagerlindia
- Species of the genus Oxyceros
- indigoberry (Randia)
- Species of the genus Rothmannia
Derived terms
- găng Henry (“Aidia henryi”)
- găng Nam Bộ (“Aidia cochinchinensis; Canthium cochinchinense”)
- găng răng nhọn (“Aidia oxyodonta”)
- găng sai hoa (“Aidia pycnantha”)
- găng trâu (“Catunaregam spinosa”)
- găng tu hú (“Catunaregam spinosa”)
- găng Việt Nam (“Rothmannia vietnamensis”)
- thạch găng
See also
- găng-xtơ
References
- Hồ Ngọc Đức, editor (2003), “găng”, in Việt–Việt[1] (DICT), Leipzig: Free Vietnamese Dictionary Project (details), archived from the original on 12 November 2024
- Lê Sơn Thanh, "Nom-Viet.dat", WinVNKey (details)