vâng

See also: vang, váng, Vang, vàng, văng, and vắng

Vietnamese

Etymology

A cognate is found in Eastern Cham peng (“to obey”) (Shin'e & Sakaya, 2014), which might be a rather late Vietnamese loan as suggested by its monosyllabic shape.

Pronunciation

  • (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [vəŋ˧˧]
  • (Huế) IPA(key): [vəŋ˧˧]
  • (Saigon) IPA(key): [vəŋ˧˧] ~ [jəŋ˧˧]
  • Audio (Saigon):(file)

Verb

vâng • (𠳐, 𢀥, 邦)

  1. to obey (other's words, commands); to listen to; to comply with
    vâng lệnh ― to obey a command

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Interjection

vâng

  1. (Northern Vietnam, polite) yes

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