lưng

See also: Appendix:Variations of "lung"

Vietnamese edit

Etymology edit

From Proto-Vietic *k-ləŋ (“back”). Compare Proto-Tai *ʰlaŋᴬ (“back”), whence Thai หลัง (lǎng).

Pronunciation edit

(Hà Nội) IPA^(key): [lɨŋ˧˧]
(Huế) IPA^(key): [lɨŋ˧˧]
(Hồ Chí Minh City) IPA^(key): [lɨŋ˧˧]
Audio (Hồ Chí Minh City) (file)

Noun edit

(classifier cái, tấm) lưng • (𦝄, 𨉞, 𠦻, 𦡟)

back (the rear of the body)
- 18th–19th century, Hồ Xuân Hương (胡春香), “Cảnh thu (景秋)”, in John Balaban, transl., Spring Essence: The Poetry of Hồ Xuân Hương, Copper Canyon Press (book), also hosted by Nôm Foundation (online), published 2000:
  瓢篤江山醝𢴇𨢇
  襊𠦻風月𥘀爲詩
  Bầu dốc giang sơn say chấp rượu,
  Túi lưng phong nguyệt nặng vì thơ.
  I lift my wine flask, drunk with rivers and hills.
  My backpack, breathing moonlight, sags with poems.

Derived terms edit

Derived terms

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