Talk:Gianh

Etymology

This river name is actually a little puzzling. The current etymology is, of course, quite convincing, yet the tên chữ (𤅷江 Linh giang) is suggestive of a complex onset. I've seen another potential candidate based on this: tranh/gianh (“thatchgrass”). But as we know, *p/b-l- > ɓl > ‹gi-› only occured in the Northern dialects, most extensively in the inland ones, but that is not where the Gianh River locates. PhanAnh123 (talk) 12:20, 23 December 2024 (UTC)