thăng

Vietnamese

Etymology

Sino-Vietnamese word from 升 (“to rise”).

Pronunciation

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

Verb

thăng

1. (colloquial, rare) Clipping of thăng thiên (“to ascend to heaven”).

Noun

thăng

1. (music, only in compounds, after the name of a note) a sharp
2. (music) Short for dấu thăng (“sharp sign”).

See also

• giáng