xửng

Vietnamese edit

Etymology edit

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Particularly: “Compare Thai ซึ้ง (sʉ́ng), from Teochew 甑 (seng⁵, “boiler for steaming rice”) and Middle Chinese 甑 (t͡sɨŋ^H). Ultimately from Old Chinese 甑 (*ʔsɯŋs) (SV: tắng).”

Pronunciation edit

(Hà Nội) IPA^(key): [sɨŋ˧˩]
(Huế) IPA^(key): [sɨŋ˧˨]
(Hồ Chí Minh City) IPA^(key): [sɨŋ˨˩˦]

Noun edit

(classifier cái) xửng • (𨃾)

(cooking) a steam boiler (often for sticky rice); steamer
Synonym: chõ