áo tràng vạt

Vietnamese

Alternative forms

  • áo trường vạt

Etymology

áo (“garment”) +‎ tràng vạt (“flap”).

Pronunciation

  • (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [ʔaːw˧˦ t͡ɕaːŋ˨˩ vaːt̚˧˨ʔ]
  • (Huế) IPA(key): [ʔaːw˨˩˦ ʈaːŋ˦˩ vaːk̚˨˩ʔ]
  • (Saigon) IPA(key): [ʔaːw˦˥ ʈaːŋ˨˩ vaːk̚˨˩˨] ~ [ʔaːw˦˥ ʈaːŋ˨˩ jaːk̚˨˩˨]

Noun

áo tràng vạt • (襖長祓)

  1. (clothing) cross-collar robe
    • Nhật dụng thường đàm (日用常談), page 31b
      交領羅襖長祓
      Giao lĩnh là áo tràng vạt
      The jiaoling [garment] is the cross-collar robe.
    Synonyms: áo giao lĩnh, áo tràng

Usage notes

The commonly-used word for cross-collar robe in Modern Vietnamese is áo giao lĩnh, however in pre-modern Nôm texts, the robe is commonly referred to as áo tràng vạt or áo tràng. This term is still used in Buddhist contexts referring to their robes.

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