kiêng

See also: kiĕng, kiếng, and kiểng

Vietnamese

Etymology

    Non-Sino-Vietnamese reading of Chinese 敬 (“to respect/offer”, SV: kính).

    Pronunciation

    Verb

    kiêng • (京, 𪬧, 𠶛, 𠼤)

    1. to avoid; to refrain (from); to abstain (from)
      kiêng thịt
      to abstain from meat

    Descendants

    • → Lao: ກຽງ (kīang)

    See also

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