vầng

Vietnamese

Alternative forms

  • (Central Vietnam, Southern Vietnam, uncommon) vừng

Etymology

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Pronunciation

  • (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [vəŋ˨˩]
  • (Huế) IPA(key): [vəŋ˦˩]
  • (Saigon) IPA(key): [vəŋ˨˩] ~ [jəŋ˨˩]
  • Homophones: dần, Dần, vần (Southern Vietnam)
  • Audio (Hà Nội):(file)

Classifier

vầng • (, )

  1. (literary, poetic) Indicates the sun and the moon
    vầng trăng dịu êma gentle moon
    vầng mặt trời/thái dương chói loàa blinding sun
  2. Indicates foreheads
    vầng trána forehead
  3. Indicates a halo, an aura, etc.
    vầng sáng/hào quanga halo

Usage notes

Derived terms

  • vầng dương
  • vầng đông