giồng
See also: Appendix:Variations of "giong"
Vietnamese
Pronunciation
Etymology 1
Verb
giồng
- Northern Vietnam form of trồng (“to plant”)
Etymology 2
Noun
giồng • (𡊸)
- (Southern Vietnam, especially Mekong Delta) an elevated alluvial stretch of land
Usage notes
- As a free morpheme, usage of giồng seems to have been much dismissed. However, it persists in many place names such as Giồng Riềng, Giồng Trôm, Rạch Giồng, etc.