sưng

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Syllables · tones

sưnglevelngang

Each syllable carries one of six tones; the mark on the vowel tells you which. How the six tones sound →

sưng means to swell; to become swollen.

Meanings of sưng in English

Verb

of a body part to swell; to become swollen

Adjective

of a body part swollen ≈ cảy

Words with sưng

sưng húp

Example sentences with sưng

Con hamster của tôi đang bị sưng một bên tinh hoàn. My hamster has a swollen testicle on one side.
Con chuột hamster của tôi bị sưng một bên tinh hoàn. My hamster has a swollen testicle on one side.

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, sưng could be written as 𤷖, 𪽩, 𫇁. Today Vietnamese is written only in the Latin alphabet.

Etymology

Attested in Phật thuyết đại báo phụ mẫu ân trọng kinh (佛說大報父母恩重經) as 𲞢, composed of 巨 (MC gjoX) + 夌 (MC ling) (modern SV: cự lăng) and 夌 (MC ling) (modern SV: lăng).

Frequently asked questions

What does sưng mean in English?

sưng (verb) means "to swell; to become swollen".

How do you pronounce sưng?

IPA: Hanoi [sɨŋ˧˧]; Saigon [ʂɨŋ˧˧]. Tones: sưng — level tone (ngang).

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. Levels are approximate, estimated from word frequency. Spotted a mistake? Let NgonNgu know.