tráng
Appearance
See also: Appendix:Variations of "trang"
Vietnamese
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From Proto-Mon-Khmer *laaŋʔ (“to wash, to bring water to”); cognate with Khmer លាង (liəng), Bahnar klang and Nyah Kur klíəŋ.
Pronunciation
[edit]Verb
[edit]- (transitive) to clean or cleanse something that's hollow or capable of containing certain substances (mostly liquids) by rinsing
- tráng bát ― to rinse a bowl
- tráng miệng ― to "cleanse the palate" after a savory meal, with fruit or sweet dessert
- (transitive) To spread a thin layer of
- tráng bánh cuốn ― to stretch bánh cuốn batter (over a pot of boiling water)
- tráng trứng ― to pour an egg (into a frying pan)
- To coat; to enamel
- tráng gương ― to coat a mirror
- tráng men ― to enamel
See also
[edit]Noun
[edit]tráng
- A strong son who lacked social status in the ancien régime
References
[edit]- "tráng" in Hồ Ngọc Đức, Free Vietnamese Dictionary Project (details)