găng

See also: gang, Gang, gàng, gāng, Gāng, Găng, gắng, and gặng

Vietnamese

Pronunciation

• (Hà Nội) IPA^(key): [ɣaŋ˧˧]
• (Huế) IPA^(key): [ɣaŋ˧˧]
• (Hồ Chí Minh City) IPA^(key): [ɣaŋ˧˧]

Etymology 1

From French gant.

Noun

găng

1. (clothing) glove

Synonyms

• (glove): găng tay (northern Vietnam), bao tay (southern Vietnam), bít tất tay

Etymology 2

Compare căng.

Adjective

găng • (矜)

1. tight; tense; strained

   Kéo dây găng thế này thì đứt mất.

   If you stretch the cord this taut, it'll snap.

Adverb

găng • (矜)

1. tightly; tensely; in a strained manner

Etymology 3

Noun

(classifier cây) găng

1. Several species of flowering plants of the family Rubiaceae:
   1. Species of the genus Aidia, especially Aidia chantonea
   2. Species of the genus Canthium
   3. Species of the genus Fagerlindia
   4. Species of the genus Oxyceros
   5. indigoberry (Randia)
   6. Species of the genus Rothmannia

Derived terms

Derived terms

• găng Henry (“Aidia henryi”)
• găng Nam Bộ (“Aidia cochinchinensis; Canthium cochinchinense”)
• găng răng nhọn (“Aidia oxyodonta”)
• găng sai hoa (“Aidia pycnantha”)
• găng trâu (“Catunaregam spinosa”)
• găng tu hú (“Catunaregam spinosa”)
• găng Việt Nam (“Rothmannia vietnamensis”)
• thạch găng

 

See also

• găng-xtơ

References

• "găng" in Hồ Ngọc Đức, Free Vietnamese Dictionary Project (details)
• Lê Sơn Thanh, "Nom-Viet.dat", WinVNKey (details)