đắng
See also: Appendix:Variations of "dang"
Vietnamese
editEtymology
editFrom 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
editAdjective
edit- bitter
- Đắng quá, không nuốt được.
- It’s too bitter for [me, him, her] to swallow.
- (rare) poignantly dispiriting
Usage notes
editThe sense "poignantly dispiriting" only occurs in certain compound words.
Derived terms
editDerived terms
References
edit- "đắng" in Hồ Ngọc Đức, Free Vietnamese Dictionary Project (details)
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