đắng

See also: Appendix:Variations of "dang"

Vietnamese

Etymology

From Proto-Vietic *taŋʔ (“bitter”), from Proto-Mon-Khmer *kt₂aŋ (“bitter”); cognates include Bahnar tăng (“bitter”), Pacoh atáng (“bitter”), Khasi kthang (“bitter”), Bolyu tɕaŋ⁵³ and Mon က္တၚ် (kətɛŋ, “bitter”).

Pronunciation

(Hà Nội) IPA^(key): [ʔɗaŋ˧˦]
(Huế) IPA^(key): [ʔɗaŋ˦˧˥]
(Hồ Chí Minh City) IPA^(key): [ʔɗaŋ˦˥]

Adjective

đắng • (𡂱, 𡃻, 𧃵, 𨐸)

bitter
Đắng quá, không nuốt được.
It’s too bitter for [me, him, her] to swallow.
(rare) poignantly dispiriting

Usage notes

The sense "poignantly dispiriting" only occurs in certain compound words.

Derived terms

cay đắng
đăng đắng (từ láy)
đắng cay
đắng lòng
đắng ngắt
đắng nghét
lắng đắng
mướp đắng
ngải đắng

References

"đắng" in Hồ Ngọc Đức, Free Vietnamese Dictionary Project (details)

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