tráng

See also: Appendix:Variations of "trang"

Vietnamese

Pronunciation

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  • (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [t͡ɕaːŋ˧˦]
  • (Huế) IPA(key): [ʈaːŋ˦˧˥]
  • (Saigon) IPA(key): [ʈaːŋ˦˥]

Etymology 1

From Proto-Mon-Khmer *laaŋʔ (to wash, to bring water to). Cognate with Muong Bi lãng, tlảng, Khmer លាង (liəng), Bahnar klang and Nyah Kur klíəŋ.

Verb

tráng • ()

  1. (transitive) to clean or cleanse something that's hollow or capable of containing certain substances (mostly liquids) by rinsing
    tráng bátto rinse a bowl
  2. (transitive) to spread a thin layer of
    tráng bánh cuốnto stretch bánh cuốn batter (over a pot of boiling water)
    tráng trứngto pour an egg (into a frying pan)
  3. to coat; to enamel
    tráng gươngto coat a mirror
    tráng mento enamel
Derived terms

See also

Etymology 2

Romanization

tráng

  1. Sino-Vietnamese reading of
Derived terms