cỏ tranh

Vietnamese

Alternative forms

(Northern Vietnam) cỏ gianh

Etymology

From cỏ (“grass”) + tranh, from Proto-Vietic *p-lɛɲ, from Proto-Mon-Khmer *(p)laŋ ~ *(p)laiŋ (“thatching-grass”); akin to Northern Vietnamese cỏ gianh, Koho plang, Pacoh pláng, Khasi phlang/'lang, Khmer ភ្លាំង (phlĕəng), Proto-Khmuic *plaːŋ.

Pronunciation

(Hà Nội) IPA^(key): [kɔ˧˩ t͡ɕajŋ̟˧˧]
(Huế) IPA^(key): [kɔ˧˨ ʈɛɲ˧˧]
(Hồ Chí Minh City) IPA^(key): [kɔ˨˩˦ ʈan˧˧]

Noun

(classifier cây) cỏ tranh

cogon grass

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