vằn

See also: Appendix:Variations of "van"

Tày

Pronunciation

• (Thạch An – Tràng Định) IPA^(key): [van˧˨]
• (Trùng Khánh) IPA^(key): [wan˩]

Etymology 1

From Proto-Tai *ŋwanᴬ. Cognate with Thai วัน (wan), Northern Thai ᩅᩢ᩠ᨶ, Lao ວັນ (wan), Lü ᦞᧃ (van), Shan ဝၼ် (wǎn), Tai Nüa ᥝᥢᥰ (wän), Tai Dam ꪫꪽ, Ahom 𑜈𑜃𑜫 (ban), Zhuang ngoenz, Bouyei ngonz or nguanz, Zuojiang Zhuang vaenz. Compare Sui vanl, Proto-Be *vɨnᴬ², Proto-Hlai *hŋwən.

Noun

vằn (𬀫)

1. day
2. early

Etymology 2

From Proto-Tai *ɣwanᴬ. Cognate with Thai ควัน (kwan), Lao ຄວັນ (khuan), Northern Thai ᨤ᩠ᩅᩢᩁ, Khün ᨣ᩠ᩅᩢ᩠ᨶ, Lü ᦩᦸᧃ (xwoan) or ᦆᦸᧃ (xoan), Shan ၵႂၢၼ်း (kwáan), ၵွၼ်း (káun), ၵႂၼ်း (kwán), or ၵၼ်း (kán), Tai Nüa ᥑᥩᥢᥰ (xöan) or ᥐᥩᥢᥰ (köan), Tai Dam ꪁꪺꪙ, Ahom 𑜁𑜨𑜃𑜫 (khon), Saek กฺ๊อน.

Noun

vằn

1. smoke

Vietnamese

Etymology

Non-Sino-Vietnamese reading of Chinese 紋 (“stripe”, SV: văn).

Pronunciation

• (Hà Nội) IPA^(key): [van˨˩]
• (Huế) IPA^(key): [vaŋ˦˩]
• (Hồ Chí Minh City) IPA^(key): [vaŋ˨˩] ~ [jaŋ˨˩]

Adjective

vằn • (𤝋, 𬀫)

1. striped

Derived terms

Derived terms

• ngựa vằn
• vằn vện

 

See also

• sọc