xương

See also: xuống, xuồng, xướng, and xưởng

Vietnamese

Etymology

From Proto-Vietic *ɟaːŋ ~ *tʃɨəŋ < Proto-Vietic *tʃ-ʔaːŋ, from Proto-Mon-Khmer *cʔaaŋ ~ *cʔaiŋ. 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˧˧]
  • (Hồ Chí Minh City) IPA(key): [sɨəŋ˧˧]
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Noun

xương • (昌, 𩩫, 𩩪)

  1. bone
    xương bánh chè ― patellar bone
    hai xương cẳng chân ― the leg bones
    bộ xương sọ ― the cranial bones

Derived terms

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