trăn
Vietnamese edit
Etymology edit
From Middle Vietnamese tlan, from Proto-Vietic *k-lən, from Proto-Mon-Khmer *t₁lan;[1] cognates include Muong tlăn, Pacoh tulán. Khmer ថ្លាន់ (thlan, “python”), Bahnar klăn (“python”), Mon ကၠန် (klɔn, “python”), Car Nicobarese tu-lān (“python”).
Pronunciation edit
- (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [t͡ɕan˧˧]
- (Huế) IPA(key): [ʈaŋ˧˧]
- (Hồ Chí Minh City) IPA(key): [ʈaŋ˧˧]
- Homophones: trăng, chăn, chăng
Noun edit
- a non-venomous constricting snake, as opposed to a rắn (“non-constricting snake”); a python, a boa, an anaconda, etc.
References edit
- ^ Shorto, H. A Mon-Khmer Comparative Dictionary, Ed. Paul Sidwell, 2006. #1205, p. 332