đắng
See also: Appendix:Variations of "dang"
Vietnamese edit
Etymology edit
From Proto-Vietic *taŋʔ (“bitter”), from Proto-Mon-Khmer *kt₂aŋ (“bitter”); cognates include Bahnar tăng (“bitter”), Pacoh atáng (“bitter”), Khasi kthang (“bitter”), Bolyu tɕaŋ⁵³ and Mon က္တၚ် (kətɛŋ, “bitter”).
Pronunciation edit
Adjective edit
- bitter
- Đắng quá, không nuốt được.
- It’s too bitter for [me, him, her] to swallow.
- (rare) poignantly dispiriting
Usage notes edit
The sense "poignantly dispiriting" only occurs in certain compound words.
Derived terms edit
Derived terms
References edit
- "đắng" in Hồ Ngọc Đức, Free Vietnamese Dictionary Project (details)