rắn
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See also: Appendix:Variations of "ran"
Vietnamese
[edit]Pronunciation
[edit]Etymology 1
[edit]From Middle Vietnamese rắn, from Proto-Vietic *p-səɲʔ, from Proto-Mon-Khmer *(b)saɲʔ; cognate with Muong Bi thảnh, Khasi bseiñ and Pacoh cuxanh. Compare also Khmer ម្សាញ់ (msañ, “Year of the Snake”).
Attested in Phật thuyết đại báo phụ mẫu ân trọng kinh (
Alternative forms
[edit]- (North Central Vietnam) tắn
Noun
[edit](classifier con) rắn • (𧋻,
- a non-constricting snake, as opposed to a trăn (“constricting snake”)
Derived terms
[edit]Etymology 2
[edit]From Proto-Vietic *k-sanʔ (“solid; hard; firm”); cognate with Arem tʰanˀ.
Adjective
[edit]- hard; firm; rigid
- Synonym: cứng
- rắn lại ― to stiffen
- rắn/cứng đầu ― stubborn
- rắn chắc ― well-built and having strong support
- (physics) solid
See also
[edit]Derived terms
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