ương

Vietnamese

Pronunciation

  • (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [ʔɨəŋ˧˧]
  • (Huế) IPA(key): [ʔɨəŋ˧˧]
  • (Saigon) IPA(key): [ʔɨəŋ˧˧]

Etymology 1

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium. Particularly: “Probably from 秧? Not sure.”)

Verb

ương • (秧)

  1. (agriculture) to sow seeds and cultivate them into young plants which may be planted elsewhere, as in a plant nursery
    Synonym: ươm
    • 15th century, Nguyễn Trãi, “述興 Thuật hứng 15”, in Quốc âm thi tập (國音詩集):
      𦷫菊秧蘭香𣷷襖
      Hái cúc ương lan, hương bén áo.
      As I picked chrysanthemums and tended to the orchids, their fragrance clings to my clothes.

Etymology 2

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

Adjective

ương • (怏)

  1. obstinate; headstrong; stubborn
    Synonyms: bướng, cứng đầu
Compound terms
  • ương bướng
  • ương gàn
  • ương ngạnh
  • ương ương
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