thưng

Vietnamese

Etymology

Non-Sino-Vietnamese reading of Chinese 升 (SV: thăng).

Pronunciation

  • (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [tʰɨŋ˧˧]
  • (Huế) IPA(key): [tʰɨŋ˧˧]
  • (Saigon) IPA(key): [tʰɨŋ˧˧]

Noun

(classifier cái) thưng

  1. a kind of bushel for measuring grains
  2. (dry measure) the quantity which fills a full thưng, often said to be 1/10 of a đấu but can vary

Verb

thưng

  1. to use planks or bamboo sheets to separate spaces within a house
  2. to raise; to lift
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