nắng
Hanoi [naŋ˧˦]Huế [naŋ˦˧˥]Saigon [naŋ˦˥] browser voice
Each syllable carries one of six tones; the mark on the vowel tells you which. How the six tones sound →
nắng means sunny.
Meanings of nắng in English
Adjective
- sunny
Noun
- sunshine
Words with nắng
Example sentences with nắng
- Hôm nay thời tiết nắng đẹp. The weather is sunny and nice today.
- Mọi người thích nắng hơn mưa. People like sunshine more than rain.
- Tôi đã đội mũ vì trời quá nắng. I put on a hat because it was too sunny.
- Không nên tưới cây khi trời đang nắng. It's not good to water plants in direct sunlight.
- Tôi phải giặt đồ trong khi trời còn nắng. I have to do laundry while it's still sunny.
- Dã ngoại vào một ngày nắng là một ý kiến hay. Picnic on a sunny day is a good idea.
- Tom nói là cậu ấy tưởng ngày mai trời sẽ nắng. Tom said that he thought tomorrow would be a sunny day.
- Trời nắng. It's sunny.
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, nắng could be written as 𱢒, 𪱆, 𪹷, 曩. Today Vietnamese is written only in the Latin alphabet.
Etymology
Inherited from Proto-Vietic *ɗaŋʔ (“to shine, hot (of sun)”), from Proto-Mon-Khmer *p(ɗ)aŋ (“dry season”) (Shorto 2006, #588). Cognate with Muong đẳng (“sunny”), Koho prang (“dry season”), Khmer ប្រាំង (prang, “dry season”).
Frequently asked questions
What does nắng mean in English?
nắng (adjective) means "sunny".
How do you pronounce nắng?
IPA: Hanoi [naŋ˧˦]; Saigon [naŋ˦˥]. Tones: nắng — rising tone (sắc).