cạnh

See also: canh, Canh, cánh, and cảnh

Vietnamese edit

Etymology edit

Related to cánh (as in cánh tay (“arm”)), cf. Khmer កែង (kaeng, “elbow”). In many Austroasiatic languages, the words for "elbow" and "side, edge" have similar phonological shape.

Compare Pacoh akeng (“corner”) and talkeng (“elbow”).

Pronunciation edit

(Hà Nội) IPA^(key): [kajŋ̟˧˨ʔ]
(Huế) IPA^(key): [kɛɲ˨˩ʔ]
(Hồ Chí Minh City) IPA^(key): [kan˨˩˨]
Audio (Hà Nội): (file)
Audio (Hồ Chí Minh City): (file)

Noun edit

cạnh • (兢, 競, 竟, 境, 梗, 𧣲)

(of an object) a defining edge
cạnh bàn ― one of the edges of a table
(geometry) a side

Preposition edit