thinh

Vietnamese

Etymology

Likely from Middle Chinese 清 (MC tshjeng), thus non-Sino-Vietnamese reading of Chinese 清 (“quiet, still”, SV: thanh).

Pronunciation

(Hà Nội) IPA^(key): [tʰïŋ˧˧]
(Huế) IPA^(key): [tʰɨn˧˧]
(Hồ Chí Minh City) IPA^(key): [tʰɨn˧˧]

Adjective

thinh • (清, 烴, 聲, 請, 𤇂)

(only in compounds) silent, speechless

See also

Derived terms

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