trển

Vietnamese

Etymology

Contraction of trên (“on”) + the demonstrative ấy (“that”) in the southern dialects, with the latter manifested as the hỏi tone after monosyllabification.

Pronunciation

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

Adverb

trển

(Southern Vietnam) that place
Ở trên trển.
In that place.

(satirical) In Heaven.

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