chanh

See also: chành, chánh, and chạnh

Vietnamese

Pronunciation

(Hà Nội) IPA^(key): [t͡ɕajŋ̟˧˧]
(Huế) IPA^(key): [t͡ɕɛɲ˧˧]
(Hồ Chí Minh City) IPA^(key): [can˧˧]

Etymology 1

Non-Sino-Vietnamese reading of Chinese 橙 (“orange”, SV: tranh). Compare also Pacoh cheng (“lime”).

Noun

(classifier cây, trái, quả) chanh • (𣔥)

lime

Synonyms

(lime): chanh ta

Derived terms

Derived terms

bồng chanh
cam chanh
chanh chua
chanh cốm
chanh dây
chanh đào
chanh đỏ
chanh giấy
chanh không hạt
chanh kiên
chanh leo
chanh lõm
chanh máu
chanh muối
chanh ngọt
chanh quất
chanh ta
chanh tây (“lemon”)
chanh tứ quý
chanh xanh
chanh yên
đá chanh
hạt tiêu chanh
húng chanh
nước chanh
pin quả chanh
sả chanh
thôi chanh trắng
tu chanh
vàng chanh

See also

chanh chòi
lanh chanh
lanh cha lanh chanh

Etymology 2

Blend of chị +‎ anh.

Pronoun

chanh

(neologism) a non-binary pronoun meant to act in the place of chị and anh.

References

"chanh" in Hồ Ngọc Đức, Free Vietnamese Dictionary Project (details)

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