giống

== Vietnamese == === Pronunciation === (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [zəwŋ͡m˧˦] (Huế) IPA(key): [jəwŋ͡m˦˧˥] (Saigon) IPA(key): [jəwŋ͡m˦˥] === Etymology 1 === Inherited from Proto-Vietic *k-coːŋʔ, from a descendant of reconstructed Old Chinese 種 (OC *k.toŋʔ) when the dental stop already palatalized; non-Sino-Vietnamese reading of Chinese 種 (“seed; species”, SV: chủng). Doublet of chủng. The same sound change also yields Vietnamese giấy, from Proto-Vietic *k-cajʔ, from a descendant of ultimately Old Chinese 紙 (OC *k.teʔ). ==== Noun ==== giống • (𥞖, 𥠭, 𧀑) (usually derogatory) human race (animal breeding) breed (agriculture, horticulture) cultivar (grammar, linguistics) gender tương hợp giống và số ― grammatical agreement (literally, “compatibility on gender and number”) giống đực ― the masculine gender giống cái ― the feminine gender (taxonomy) genus Synonym: chi ===== Derived terms ===== ===== Related terms ===== === Etymology 2 === Possibly derived from etymology 1. ==== Verb ==== giống • (𠏳) to be alike, to be similar ==== Adjective ==== giống • (𠏳) be alike, be similar Antonym: khác