vừng

Tho

Etymology

From Proto-Vietic *vɨŋ. Cognate with Vietnamese vừng.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /vɨŋ²/

Noun

vừng

  1. (Làng Lỡ) sesame

Vietnamese

Pronunciation

  • (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [vɨŋ˨˩]
  • (Huế) IPA(key): [vɨŋ˦˩]
  • (Saigon) IPA(key): [vɨŋ˨˩] ~ [jɨŋ˨˩]

Etymology 1

Inherited from Proto-Vietic *vɨŋ (“sesame”). Compare Proto-Katuic *lawɨŋ and Proto-Be *vəŋᴬ².

Noun

(classifier cây, hạt, hột) vừng • (𣜸, 𥣐, 𦾥, 𧁸)

  1. (Northern Vietnam) sesame
    Synonym: (Central Vietnam, Southern Vietnam) mè
    Vừng ơi, mở ra!
    Open, sesame!

Etymology 2

Classifier

vừng

  1. (uncommon) Central Vietnam and Southern Vietnam form of vầng
Derived terms
  • vừng đông
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