ánh

Vietnamese

Etymology

Sino-Vietnamese word from 映.

Pronunciation

• (Hà Nội) IPA^(key): [ʔajŋ̟˧˦]
• (Huế) IPA^(key): [ʔɛɲ˦˧˥]
• (Saigon) IPA^(key): [ʔan˦˥]

Noun

ánh

1. (only in compounds) light radiated from or reflected off something

   ánh mắt ― a gaze

   ánh sáng ― light

   ánh nắng ― sunlight

   ánh đèn ― light from a bulb or lamp

   ánh lửa ― light from a flame, especially that of a campfire

   ánh hoàng hôn/chiều tà ― sunlight at dusk

   ánh sao (đêm) ― starlight

   ánh kim ― metallic shininess

Verb

ánh

1. to be reflective of light

   (figurative) đôi mắt ánh lên niềm tin

   those eyes that shine faith

See also

• ánh xạ
• phản ánh

Further reading

• Michel Ferlus. The origin of tones in Viet-Muong. Somsonge Burusphat. Papers from the Eleventh Annual Conference of the Southeast Asian Linguistics Society 2001, Arizona State University Programme for Southeast Asian Studies Monograph Series Press (Tempe, Arizona), pp.297-313, 2004.<halshs-00927222v2>

Anagrams

• Hán, hán, nhá