Hằng

See also: hang, háng, hàng, hãng, hạng, hăng, hắng, and hằng

Vietnamese

Pronunciation

(Hà Nội) IPA^(key): [haŋ˨˩]
(Huế) IPA^(key): [haŋ˦˩]
(Hồ Chí Minh City) IPA^(key): [haŋ˨˩]

Etymology 1

Sino-Vietnamese word from 姮, from Hằng Nga (姮娥).

Proper noun

Hằng

a female given name from Chinese

Derived terms

chị Hằng - (folklore) a woman who got trapped on the Moon; (figuratively) the Moon
Hằng Nga (姮娥) - Heng'e, the Chinese goddess of the Moon

Etymology 2

Sino-Vietnamese word from 恆.

Proper noun

Hằng

the river Ganges/Ganga

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