giồng

See also: Appendix:Variations of "giong"

Vietnamese

Pronunciation

(Hà Nội) IPA^(key): [zəwŋ͡m˨˩]
(Huế) IPA^(key): [jəwŋ͡m˦˩]
(Hồ Chí Minh City) IPA^(key): [jəwŋ͡m˨˩]

Verb

giồng

Northern Vietnam form of trồng (“to plant”)

Noun

giồng • (𡊸)

(Southern Vietnam, especially Mekong Delta) an elevated alluvial stretch of land

Usage notes

As a free morpheme, usage of giồng seems to have been much dismissed. However, it persists in many place names such as Giồng Riềng, Giồng Trôm, Rạch Giồng, etc.

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