ương

Vietnamese

Etymology

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Pronunciation

• (Hà Nội) IPA^(key): [ʔɨəŋ˧˧]
• (Huế) IPA^(key): [ʔɨəŋ˧˧]
• (Saigon) IPA^(key): [ʔɨəŋ˧˧]

Verb

ương • (秧)

1. (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.