rồng

See also: rong, Rong, róng, ròng, rōng, rǒng, and rộng

Vietnamese

Etymology

From Middle Vietnamese ròu᷄, from Proto-Vietic *roːŋ, from Old Chinese 龍 (OC *b·roŋ, *mroːŋ, “dragon”) (SV: long). Compare also Khmer រោង (roong, “Year of the Dragon”).

Pronunciation

(Hà Nội) IPA^(key): [zəwŋ͡m˨˩]
(Huế) IPA^(key): [ʐəwŋ͡m˦˩]
(Hồ Chí Minh City) IPA^(key): [ɹəwŋ͡m˨˩]

Noun

(classifier con) rồng (滝, 瀧, 蠪, 蠬, 𧍰, 𧏵)

dragon

Synonyms

long

Derived terms

đậu rồng (“winged bean”)
vòi rồng (“tornado”)

See also

Thìn

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