rạng

Vietnamese

Etymology

From Proto-Mon-Khmer *raaŋʔ (“light, to shine”); cognate with Khasi rang (“fine weather”), Khmu [rʔaːŋ], Bahnar rang (“light”) and Khmer ស្រាង (sraang, “to glimmer”). Shorto (2006) connected this terms to sáng.

Pronunciation

(Hà Nội) IPA^(key): [zaːŋ˧˨ʔ]
(Huế) IPA^(key): [ʐaːŋ˨˩ʔ]
(Hồ Chí Minh City) IPA^(key): [ɹaːŋ˨˩˨]

Verb

rạng (𣋃)

to dawn

Adjective

rạng (𠓁, 𬋌)

be brightened, be lightened
Ánh đèn soi rạng trang sách
The light illuminates the pages.

Derived terms

rạng ngời
rạng rỡ

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