sơn
See also: Appendix:Variations of "son"
Vietnamese
[edit]Pronunciation
[edit]- (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [səːn˧˧]
- (Huế) IPA(key): [ʂəːŋ˧˧] ~ [səːŋ˧˧]
- (Saigon) IPA(key): [ʂəːŋ˧˧] ~ [səːŋ˧˧]
Audio (Saigon): (file)
Etymology 1
[edit]From Proto-Vietic *k-rəːn (“black varnish tree”). Cognate with Tho [Cuối Chăm] kʰrəːn¹.
Noun
[edit](classifier cây (“the tree”)) sơn • (山, 杣, 𦘹)
- Toxicodendron succedaneum
- (by extension) lacquer; varnish
- (by extension) paint
- Tốt gỗ hơn tốt nước sơn.
Xấu người đẹp nết còn hơn đẹp người.- Good wood is better than good gloss.
Ugliness with good character is better than beauty.
- Good wood is better than good gloss.
Derived terms
[edit]Etymology 2
[edit]Alternative forms
[edit]Romanization
[edit]sơn
- Sino-Vietnamese reading of 山
Usage notes
[edit]- The reading san occurs only in a few compounds, most prominently giang san (“rivers and mountains”).
Derived terms
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