ương

Vietnamese

Etymology

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Pronunciation

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

Verb

ương • (秧)

(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.

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