vầng

Vietnamese

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Proto-Mon-Khmer *wiŋ ~ *wiiŋ ~ *wiəŋ ~ *waiŋ ~ *wəŋ ~ *wuəŋ ~ *wuŋ ~ *wuuŋ (to go round; to turn); cognate with Khmer វង់ (vŭəng, to go around; circle; sphere; disc), ក្រវង់ (krâvông, circular; round), Mon ဝိုၚ် (wàŋ, to go round; circular). Related to quầng, vồng, vòng, quanh.

Pronunciation

Classifier

vầng

  1. (literary, poetic) indicates the sun and the moon
    vầng trăng dịu êma gentle moon
    vầng mặt trời/thái dương chói loàa blinding sun
  2. indicates foreheads
    vầng trána forehead

Usage notes

Derived terms

Derived terms
  • vầng dương
  • vầng đông
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