cỏ tranh

Vietnamese

Alternative forms

• (Northern Vietnam) cỏ gianh

Etymology

From cỏ (“grass”) tranh, from Proto-Vietic *p-lɛɲ, from Proto-Mon-Khmer *(p)laŋ ~ *(p)laiŋ (“thatching-grass”); akin to Northern Vietnamese cỏ gianh, Koho plang, Pacoh pláng, Khasi phlang/'lang, Khmer ភ្លាំង (phlĕəng), Proto-Khmuic *plaːŋ.

Pronunciation

• (Hà Nội) IPA^(key): [kɔ˧˩ t͡ɕajŋ̟˧˧]
• (Huế) IPA^(key): [kɔ˧˨ ʈɛɲ˧˧]
• (Saigon) IPA^(key): [kɔ˨˩˦ ʈan˧˧]

Noun

(classifier cây) cỏ tranh

1. cogon grass