trăng

== Vietnamese == === Alternative forms === (Northern Vietnam, inland dialects) giăng (Northern Vietnam, coastal dialects, likely obsolete) lăng (Northern Vietnam, coastal dialects, endangered) tăng === Etymology === From Middle Vietnamese blang (“moon”), from Proto-Vietic *b-laŋ (“moon”). This is the Central-Southern form, now also the most common written form. See giai for the sound changes. The Northern Middle Vietnamese form is attested as blang in Dictionarium Annamiticum Lusitanum et Latinum (1651). False cognate of Proto-Austronesian *bulaN (“moon”) and Proto-Tai *ɓlɯənᴬ (“moon”). === Pronunciation === (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [t͡ɕaŋ˧˧] (Huế) IPA(key): [ʈaŋ˧˧] (Saigon) IPA(key): [ʈaŋ˧˧] === Noun === trăng • (𢁋, 𣎞, 𦝄) the Moon Synonym: Mặt Trăng ==== Derived terms ====