thẳng

See also: thang, tháng, thắng, and Thắng

Vietnamese

Etymology

Most likely a loanword.

Its source is unclear; compare Middle Chinese 侹 (MC thengH) "long, level, straight (obsolete)" > Sino-Vietnamese thính.

The native Vietic word for "straight" is ngay, which also has Khmuic cognates.

Pronunciation

(Hà Nội) IPA^(key): [tʰaŋ˧˩]
(Huế) IPA^(key): [tʰaŋ˧˨]
(Hồ Chí Minh City) IPA^(key): [tʰaŋ˨˩˦]

Adjective

thẳng • (𣦎, 𣦛, 𥊢, 𥊣, 𬆅, 𬆈)

straight
đứng thẳng ― to stand up straight

See also

Derived terms

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