cằn

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Hanoi [kan˨˩]Huế [kaŋ˦˩]Saigon [kaŋ˨˩] browser voice

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cằnfallinghuyền

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cằn means barren; stunted.

Meanings of cằn in English

Adjective

of fields or land barren
of vegetation stunted

Verb

Central Vietnam, Northern Vietnam to plough ≈ cầy cày
- Rạng ni tui bưa đi cằn rọng.I just went plowing the field in this morning.

Words with cằn

cằn cỗi cỗi cằn cằn nhằn

Example sentences with cằn

Cây cối đang chết dần do đất đai khô cằn. The plants are dying due to the dry soil.
Tôi không phải là tê giác, tôi không phải hổ, nhưng có gì đó thôi thúc tôi đến với thiên nhiên khô cằn này. I am not a rhinoceros, I am not a tiger, but I am led into this barren wild...

Bilingual example sentences from Tatoeba (tatoeba.org, CC BY 2.0 FR).

Frequently asked questions

What does cằn mean in English?

cằn (adjective) means "barren; stunted".

How do you pronounce cằn?

IPA: Hanoi [kan˨˩]; Saigon [kaŋ˨˩]. Tones: cằn — falling tone (huyền).

Meanings, pronunciation and etymology from English Wiktionary (wiktionary.org, via kaikki.org; CC BY-SA 4.0), reviewed and edited; example sentences from Tatoeba (CC BY 2.0 FR). IPA shown for three accents: Hanoi (Northern), Huế (Central) and Saigon (Southern). The Listen button uses your browser's Vietnamese voice, for reference only. Spotted a mistake? Let NgonNgu know.