trấn

Vietnamese

Pronunciation

  • (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [t͡ɕən˧˦]
  • (Huế) IPA(key): [ʈəŋ˦˧˥]
  • (Saigon) IPA(key): [ʈəŋ˦˥]
  • (Vinh) IPA(key): [ʈən˩]

Etymology 1

See rận. In the mainstream dialects, the presyllable was lost, therefore the modern initial is /r/, meanwhile this North Central form went through the distinct North Central shift *C-r- > *C-l-, yielding modern /ʈ/.

Noun

(classifier con) trấn

  1. North Central Vietnam form of rận (“body louse”)
Derived terms
  • trấn mấn

Etymology 2

Sino-Vietnamese word from 鎮.

Noun

trấn

  1. (historical) type of administrative division
    trấn Định Tường ― the province of Định Tường

Romanization

trấn

  1. Sino-Vietnamese reading of 鎮
Derived terms
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