See also: thang, tháng, thắng, and Thắng

Vietnamese edit

Etymology edit

Most likely a loanword.

Its source is unclear; compare Middle Chinese (MC thengH) "long, level, straight (obsolete)" > Sino-Vietnamese thính.

The native Vietic word for "straight" is ngay, which also has Khmuic cognates.

Pronunciation edit

Adjective edit

thẳng (𣦎, 𣦛, 𥊢, 𥊣, 𬆅, 𬆈)

  1. straight
    đứng thẳngto stand up straight

See also edit

Derived terms