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thẳng

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See also: thang, tháng, thắng, and Thắng

Vietnamese

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Etymology

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Most likely a loanword.

Its source is unclear; compare Middle Chinese (MC thengH) "long, level, straight (obsolete)" > Sino-Vietnamese thính.

The native Vietic word for "straight" is ngay, which also has Khmuic cognates.

Pronunciation

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Adjective

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thẳng (𣦎, 𣦛, 𥊢, 𥊣, 𬆅, 𬆈)

  1. straight
    đứng thẳngto stand up straight

See also

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Derived terms