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Rắn
 
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Pronunciation

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Etymology 1

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From Middle Vietnamese rắn, from Proto-Vietic *p-səɲʔ, from Proto-Mon-Khmer *(b)saɲʔ; cognate with Muong Bi thảnh, Khasi bseiñ and Pacoh cuxanh. Compare also Khmer ម្សាញ់ (msañ, Year of the Snake).

Attested in Phật thuyết đại báo phụ mẫu ân trọng kinh (佛說大報父母恩重經) as 破散 (MC phaH sanX) (modern SV: phá tản).

Alternative forms

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  • (North Central Vietnam) tắn

Noun

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(classifier con) rắn (𧋻, 破散)

  1. a non-constricting snake, as opposed to a trăn (constricting snake)
Derived terms
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Etymology 2

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From Proto-Vietic *k-sanʔ (solid; hard; firm); cognate with Arem tʰanˀ.

Adjective

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rắn (, , 𪣠)

  1. hard; firm; rigid
    Synonym: cứng
    rắn/cứng đầustubborn
    rắn chắcwell-built and having strong support
  2. (physics) solid

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Derived terms