tranh

See also: tránh

Vietnamese

Pronunciation

(Hà Nội) IPA^(key): [t͡ɕajŋ̟˧˧]
(Huế) IPA^(key): [ʈɛɲ˧˧]
(Hồ Chí Minh City) IPA^(key): [ʈan˧˧]

Etymology 1

Non-Sino-Vietnamese reading of Chinese 幀 (SV: tránh).

Noun

(classifier bức) tranh • (𢂰)

painting, picture

Etymology 2

Sino-Vietnamese word from 爭.

Verb

tranh

to compete, to fight for

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Derived terms

Etymology 3

From Proto-Vietic *p-lɛɲ (“thatch grass”), from Proto-Mon-Khmer *(p)laŋ ~ *(p)laiŋ (“thatching-grass”).

Alternative forms

(Northern Vietnam) gianh

Noun

tranh • (箏, 𦱊, 苓, 𦽰, 棦, 󱬭)

straw, thatch
nhà tranh vách đất ― thatched house with walls made from clay

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Derived terms

cỏ tranh
lều tranh
mái tranh
nhà tranh

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