tranh

See also: tránh

Vietnamese

Pronunciation

• (Hà Nội) IPA^(key): [t͡ɕajŋ̟˧˧]
• (Huế) IPA^(key): [ʈɛɲ˧˧]
• (Hồ Chí Minh City) IPA^(key): [ʈan˧˧]

Etymology 1

Non-Sino-Vietnamese reading of Chinese 幀 (SV: tránh).

Noun

(classifier bức) tranh • (𢂰)

1. painting, picture

Etymology 2

Sino-Vietnamese word from 爭.

Verb

tranh

1. to compete, to fight for

See also

Derived terms

• cạnh tranh
• chiến tranh
• cỏ tranh
• đấu tranh
• tranh cãi
• tranh chấp
• tranh giành
• tranh luận

 

Etymology 3

From Proto-Vietic *p-lɛɲ (“thatch grass”), from Proto-Mon-Khmer *(p)laŋ ~ *(p)laiŋ (“thatching-grass”).

Alternative forms

• (Northern Vietnam) gianh

Noun

tranh • (箏, 𦱊, 苓, 𦽰, 棦, 󱬭)

1. straw, thatch

   nhà tranh vách đất ― thatched house with walls made from clay

See also

Derived terms

• cỏ tranh
• lều tranh
• mái tranh
• nhà tranh