tạnh

Vietnamese

Etymology

Unclear. Either:

  • Non-Sino-Vietnamese reading of Chinese 晴 (“clear (of weather)”, SV: tình); if true, then it was probably a rather late loan from a regional Sinitic lect; the tonal correspondence is irregular for an early loan; or,
  • Non-Sino-Vietnamese reading of Chinese 靜 (“to be still”, SV: tĩnh, tịnh) or non-Sino-Vietnamese reading of Chinese 靖 (“"to be still" > "to still"”, SV: tĩnh, tịnh); if true, that the tonal, register, and rhyme correspondences are still typical for an early loan.

Pronunciation

Verb

tạnh • (晴, 情, 浄, 淨, 𩄳, 𬰆)

  1. (of rain or wind) to stop; to cease
    Synonym: dợ

Derived terms

Derived terms
  • tạnh gió
  • tạnh ráo
  • tạnh trời
  • trời quang mây tạnh
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