xương

See also: xuống, xuồng, xướng, and xưởng

Vietnamese

Etymology

From Proto-Vietic *ɟaːŋ ~ *tʃɨəŋ < Proto-Vietic *tʃ-ʔaːŋ, from Proto-Austroasiatic *cʔaːŋ (bone). Cognate with Mang caːŋ⁴, Khmer ឆ្អឹង (chʼəng), Semai je'aak, Khasi sh'ing and Santali ᱡᱟᱝ (jaṅ).

Pronunciation

  • (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [sɨəŋ˧˧]
  • (Huế) IPA(key): [sɨəŋ˧˧]
  • (Saigon) IPA(key): [sɨəŋ˧˧]
  • Audio (Saigon):(file)

Noun

xương • (, 𩩫, 𩩪)

  1. bone
    xương bánh chèpatellar bone
    hai xương cẳng chânthe leg bones
    bộ xương sọthe cranial bones

Derived terms