tháng

See also: thang, thắng, Thắng, and thẳng

Vietnamese

Etymology

From Proto-Vietic *k-raːŋʔ. Cognate with Tho [Cuối Chăm] kʰraːŋ³.

The developement of the initial (*C-r > ‹th›) is irregular in most varieties of Vietnamese, but regular in certain North(east)ern dialects. The expected reflex of the initial *k-r would be *‹s› in the "mainstream" dialects.

Pronunciation

(Hà Nội) IPA^(key): [tʰaːŋ˧˦]
(Huế) IPA^(key): [tʰaːŋ˦˧˥]
(Hồ Chí Minh City) IPA^(key): [tʰaːŋ˦˥]
Audio (Hà Nội) (file)

Noun

tháng • (𪱚, 𣎃, 躺)

month
menstruation; period
tới tháng ― to get one's period