thăn

Vietnamese

Etymology

Non-Sino-Vietnamese reading of Chinese 胂 (SV: thân).

Pronunciation

• (Hà Nội) IPA^(key): [tʰan˧˧]
• (Huế) IPA^(key): [tʰaŋ˧˧]
• (Saigon) IPA^(key): [tʰaŋ˧˧]

Noun

thăn • (胂)

1. (of livestocks) a region of the back; the loin

   thịt thăn bò ― beef tenderloin

See also

Derived terms

• thăn lông