tráng

See also: trang, Trang, trăng, trắng, and trång

Vietnamese

Etymology

From Proto-Mon-Khmer *laaŋʔ (“to wash, to bring water to”); cognate with Khmer លាង (liəng), Bahnar klang and Nyah Kur [klíəŋ].

Pronunciation

Audio (Hanoi) (file)

(Hà Nội) IPA^(key): [t͡ɕaːŋ˧˦]
(Huế) IPA^(key): [ʈaːŋ˦˧˥]
(Hồ Chí Minh City) IPA^(key): [ʈaːŋ˦˥]

Verb

tráng

(transitive) To rinse; to dip in water
tráng bát
to rinse a bowl
(transitive) To spread a thin layer of
tráng bánh cuốn
to stretch bánh cuốn batter (over a pot of boiling water)

tráng trứng
to pour an egg (into a frying pan)
To coat; to enamel
tráng gương
to coat a mirror

tráng men
to enamel

Synonyms

(to rinse): dúng, nhúng
(to dip in water): giội
(to spread a thin layer of): đổ

Related terms

rửa

Noun

tráng

A strong son who lacked social status in the ancien régime

References

"tráng" in Hồ Ngọc Đức, Free Vietnamese Dictionary Project (details)

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