sông

See also: Appendix:Variations of "song"

Hokkien

For pronunciation and definitions of sông – see (“tacky”).
(This term is the pe̍h-ōe-jī form of ).

Vietnamese

Alternative forms

  • (abbreviation) sg.
  • (Northeastern Vietnam) thông

Etymology

From Proto-Vietic *k-roːŋ (river), from Proto-Mon-Khmer *ruŋ ~ ruuŋ ~ ruəŋ (river). Cognate with Muong không (river), Bahnar krong (river), Pacoh cruang (country; area, river valley), Mon ကြုၚ် (krɜŋ, small river, creek).

Doublet of giang and cảng. Related to Chinese (OC *kˤroŋ) (B-S) (SV: giang), (OC *kˤroŋ) (B-S) (SV: cảng), and Acehnese kruëng.

Pronunciation

  • (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [səwŋ͡m˧˧]
  • (Huế) IPA(key): [ʂəwŋ͡m˧˧] ~ [səwŋ͡m˧˧]
  • (Saigon) IPA(key): [ʂəwŋ͡m˧˧] ~ [səwŋ͡m˧˧]
  • Audio (Saigon):(file)

Noun

(classifier dòng, con) sông • (, , 𪷹)

  1. river (large stream which drains a landmass)

Synonyms

  • (Sino-Vietnamese, in compounds) giang;
  • (North Central Vietnam) rào

See also

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