sông
See also: Appendix:Variations of "song"
Hokkien
| For pronunciation and definitions of sông – see 倯 (“tacky”). (This term is the pe̍h-ōe-jī form of 倯). |
Vietnamese
Alternative forms
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 江 (OC *kˤroŋ) (B-S) (SV: giang), 港 (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 • (滝, 瀧, 𪷹)
- river (large stream which drains a landmass)