trển

Vietnamese

Etymology

Contraction of trên (“on”) + the demonstrative ấy (“that”) in the southern dialects, with the latter manifested as the hỏi tone after monosyllabification.

Pronunciation

• (Hà Nội) IPA^(key): [t͡ɕen˧˩]
• (Huế) IPA^(key): [ʈen˧˨]
• (Hồ Chí Minh City) IPA^(key): [ʈəːn˨˩˦]

Adverb

trển

1. (Southern Vietnam) that place

   Ở trên trển.

   In that place.

   (satirical) In Heaven.