ánh

Vietnamese

Etymology

Sino-Vietnamese word from 映.[1]

Pronunciation

Noun

ánh

  1. (only in compounds) light radiated from or reflected off something
    ánh mắt ― a gaze
    ánh sáng ― light
    ánh nắng ― sunlight
    ánh đèn ― light from a bulb or lamp
    ánh lửa ― light from a flame, especially that of a campfire
    ánh hoàng hôn/chiều tà ― sunlight at dusk
    ánh sao (đêm) ― starlight
    ánh kim ― metallic shininess

Verb

ánh

  1. to be reflective of light
    (figurative) đôi mắt ánh lên niềm tin
    those eyes that shine faith

See also

References
  1. Alves, Mark J. (2018). Notes on Chinese words in Shorto's Proto-Austroasiatic reconstruction, Journal of the Southeast Asian Linguistics Society, JSEALS Vol. 11.2 (2018): lxxvi- xcvii, ISSN: 1836-6821, DOI: http://hdl.handle.net/10524/52434, University of Hawaiʼi Press

Further reading
  • Michel Ferlus. The origin of tones in Viet-Muong. Somsonge Burusphat. Papers from the Eleventh Annual Conference of the Southeast Asian Linguistics Society 2001, Arizona State University Programme for Southeast Asian Studies Monograph Series Press (Tempe, Arizona), pp.297-313, 2004.<halshs-00927222v2>

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