cẳng
noun
Hanoi [kaŋ˧˩]Huế [kaŋ˧˨]Saigon [kaŋ˨˩˦] browser voice
Each syllable carries one of six tones; the mark on the vowel tells you which. How the six tones sound →
cẳng means leg.
Meanings of cẳng in English
Words with cẳng
Historical script (chữ Nôm / Hán)
Before the Latin alphabet (chữ Quốc ngữ) became standard, cẳng could be written as 亙, 亘. Today Vietnamese is written only in the Latin alphabet.
Etymology
From Proto-Vietic *kaŋh (“leg, foot”), from a Sino-Tibetan language. Compare Proto-Karen *khaŋᴮ (“foot; leg”) (whence S'gaw Karen ခီၣ် (khaẁ)), Tibetan རྐང (rkang) (as in རྐང་པ (rkang pa), Western Tamang कङ् (kaŋ, “leg”).
Frequently asked questions
What does cẳng mean in English?
cẳng (noun) means "leg".
How do you pronounce cẳng?
IPA: Hanoi [kaŋ˧˩]; Saigon [kaŋ˨˩˦]. Tones: cẳng — dipping tone (hỏi).