Giàng

See also: Appendix:Variations of "giang"

Vietnamese

Etymology

Likely from a language in Vietnam's Central Highlands, compare Bahnar yang (“spirits, nonhuman beings”), Koho yang (“spirits”), Pacoh yang (“spirits”). Ultimately Austronesian (through Chamic), compare Malay hiang/yang.

Pronunciation

(Hà Nội) IPA^(key): [zaːŋ˨˩]
(Huế) IPA^(key): [jaːŋ˦˩]
(Saigon) IPA^(key): [jaːŋ˨˩]

Proper noun

Giàng

(colloquial and literary) a sky god