sáp

See also: Appendix:Variations of "sap"

Vietnamese

Etymology

From Proto-Vietic *k-raːp (“wax”), probably from Old Chinese 蠟 (OC *k.rˤap) (B-S) (SV: lạp). However, as the Chinese word was not attested until the 2nd to 3rd century CE, the loan direction could be from Proto-Vietic into Old Chinese instead.^[1]^[2]^[3] In that case, the Proto-Vietic could be from another Sino-Tibetan source; compare Proto-Sino-Tibetan *s-krjap (“bug; ant; insect (lac); cochineal”), whence Burmese ချိပ် (hkyip, “lac”), Proto-Loloish *C-gripᴸ (“lac; pine”), Jingpho krep (“bedbug”).

Pronunciation

(Hà Nội) IPA^(key): [saːp̚˧˦]
(Huế) IPA^(key): [ʂaːp̚˦˧˥] ~ [saːp̚˦˧˥]
(Saigon) IPA^(key): [ʂaːp̚˦˥] ~ [saːp̚˦˥]

Noun

sáp • (蠟, 臘)

Synonyms

(candle): nến

Derived terms

References

^ Ferlus, Michel (2012) “Linguistic evidence of the trans-peninsular trade route from North Vietnam to the Gulf of Thailand (3rd-8th centuries)]”, in Mon-Khmer Studies, volume 41, pages 10–19
^ Ferlus, Michel (2012b) Péninsule, volume 65, number 2, pages 47–64
^ * Jacques, Guillaume (2016) “Un emprunt du vietnamien en chinois?”, in Panchronica

[1] Ferlus, Michel (2012) “Linguistic evidence of the trans-peninsular trade route from North Vietnam to the Gulf of Thailand (3rd-8th centuries)]”, in Mon-Khmer Studies, volume 41, pages 10–19

[2] Ferlus, Michel (2012b) Péninsule, volume 65, number 2, pages 47–64

[3] * Jacques, Guillaume (2016) “Un emprunt du vietnamien en chinois?”, in Panchronica

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