tròng

Vietnamese

Pronunciation

  • (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [t͡ɕawŋ͡m˨˩]
  • (Huế) IPA(key): [ʈawŋ͡m˦˩] ~ [ʈɔŋ˦˩]
  • (Saigon) IPA(key): [ʈawŋ͡m˨˩]

Etymology 1

From Proto-Vietic *p-lɔːŋ (“iris, pupil”).

Noun

tròng • (瞳)

  1. eyeball
  2. (of eyeglasses) a lens
  3. short for tròng đen (“iris”)
  4. short for tròng trắng (“sclera”)
See also

Etymology 2

Probably originally an affixed form of the root that gave rise to trong (“inside; in”).

Noun

(classifier cái) tròng • (𢫼)

  1. a snare (typically on a long, metal pole)
  2. (by extension) a ratchet wrench

Verb

tròng

  1. to put in; to insert something into
    tròng chân vào quần ― to put on the trousers (lit. to put one's legs into the trousers)
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