gừng
noun Top 5,000 most common
Hanoi [ɣɨŋ˨˩]Huế [ɣɨŋ˦˩]Saigon [ɣɨŋ˨˩] browser voice
Each syllable carries one of six tones; the mark on the vowel tells you which. How the six tones sound →
gừng means ginger.
Meanings of gừng in English
Noun
- ginger (plant, spice)
Words with gừng
Idioms and sayings with gừng
- gừng càng già càng cay — the older a person is, the wiser they are; a person is more and more experienced as they age
Example sentences with gừng
- Tôi đáng lẽ nên uống trà gừng để đỡ đau bụng. I should probably drink some ginger tea for my stomachache.
Bilingual example sentences from Tatoeba (tatoeba.org, CC BY 2.0 FR).
Historical script (chữ Nôm / Hán)
Before the Latin alphabet (chữ Quốc ngữ) became standard, gừng could be written as 薑, 姜, 羌, 𤃥. Today Vietnamese is written only in the Latin alphabet.
Etymology
From Proto-Vietic *s-gəːŋ ~ *s-kəːŋ.
Frequently asked questions
What does gừng mean in English?
gừng (noun) means "ginger".
How do you pronounce gừng?
IPA: Hanoi [ɣɨŋ˨˩]; Saigon [ɣɨŋ˨˩]. Tones: gừng — falling tone (huyền).
What classifier is used with gừng?
Common classifiers: cây, củ — for example "một cây gừng" (one ginger).