giồng

== Vietnamese == === Pronunciation === (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [zəwŋ͡m˨˩] (Huế) IPA(key): [jəwŋ͡m˦˩] (Saigon) IPA(key): [jəwŋ͡m˨˩] === Etymology 1 === ==== Verb ==== giồng Northern Vietnam form of trồng (“to plant”) === Etymology 2 === ==== Noun ==== giồng • (𡊸) (Southern Vietnam, especially Mekong Delta) an elevated alluvial stretch of land ===== Usage notes ===== As a free morpheme, usage of giồng seems to have been much dismissed. However, it persists in many place names such as Giồng Riềng, Giồng Trôm, Rạch Giồng, etc.