chân
See also: Appendix:Variations of "chan"
Min NanEdit
For pronunciation and definitions of chân – see 層 (“Classifier for things arranged in layers, storeys or levels., Classifier for events.”). (This character, chân, is the Pe̍h-ōe-jī form of 層.) |
MuongEdit
EtymologyEdit
Inherited from Proto-Vietic *ɟiːŋ (“leg, foot”), from Proto-Mon-Khmer *ɟuŋ ~ *ɟuəŋ ~ *ɟəŋ (“leg, foot”). Cognate with Vietnamese chân, Pacoh adyưng, Bahnar jơ̆ng, Khmer ជើង (cəəng), Mon ဇိုၚ်, Jah Hut jong, Jehai can.
PronunciationEdit
NounEdit
chân
Derived termsEdit
ReferencesEdit
- Nguyễn Văn Khang; Bùi Chỉ; Hoàng Văn Hành (2002) Từ điển Mường - Việt (Muong - Vietnamese dictionary), Nhà xuất bản Văn hoá Dân tộc Hà Nội
VietnameseEdit
PronunciationEdit
- (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [t͡ɕən˧˧]
- (Huế) IPA(key): [t͡ɕəŋ˧˧]
- (Hồ Chí Minh City) IPA(key): [cəŋ˧˧]
Audio (Hồ Chí Minh City) (file)
Etymology 1Edit
From Proto-Vietic *ɟiːŋ (“leg, foot”), from Proto-Mon-Khmer *ɟuŋ ~ *ɟuəŋ ~ *ɟəŋ (“leg, foot”). Cognate with Muong chân, Pacoh adyưng, Bahnar jơ̆ng, Khmer ជើង (cəəng), Mon ဇိုၚ်, Jah Hut jong, Jehai can.
Final velar *-ŋ was palatalized to *-ɲ after front vowel; this new form with *-ɲ (reconstructed as Proto-Viet-Muong *ciɲ by Ferlus) then gave rise to the modern form with ‹n›. See also lên, đến, cù lần for other instances of palatalization of *-ŋ after front vowels.
Alternative formsEdit
NounEdit
- (anatomy) a foot
- a leg
- (of a mountain or hill) the lowest circumscribing area
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Derived terms
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Etymology 2Edit
Sino-Vietnamese word from 真.
Alternative formsEdit
- (Southern Vietnam) chơn
NounEdit
chân
- (rare, chiefly philosophy or art) truth
- chân, thiện, mĩ ― Truth, Goodness, Beauty
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Derived terms
WelshEdit
PronunciationEdit
NounEdit
chân
- Aspirate mutation of cân.
VerbEdit
chân
- Aspirate mutation of cân.
MutationEdit
Welsh mutation | |||
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radical | soft | nasal | aspirate |
cân | gân | nghân | chân |
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. |