răng
See also: Appendix:Variations of "rang"
Vietnamese edit
Pronunciation edit
Etymology 1 edit
From Proto-Vietic *k-saŋ. Cognate with Muong thăng, Arem atʰaŋ, Thavung กะซัง.
Shorto (2006) traces Viet-Muong items' etymological origins to Proto-Mon-Khmer *sra(a)ŋ, but this can be dismissed as all Vietic cognates point to *-s-.
Noun edit
(classifier cái, chiếc) răng • (夌, 𪘵, 𲎩, 𫆢, 𬹸, 𦢠)
- tooth
- bộ răng ― denture
Usage notes edit
- răng is the only zoological body part that can be indicated by the classifier chiếc.
See also edit
Derived terms
Etymology 2 edit
Adverb edit
- (Central Vietnam) why; how
- Synonym: sao
- Răng mà mi mần được hay rứa?
- How are you able to do that?