thăn

noun

Hanoi [tʰan˧˧]Huế [tʰaŋ˧˧]Saigon [tʰaŋ˧˧] browser voice

Syllables · tones

thănlevelngang

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thăn means a region of the back; the loin.

Meanings of thăn in English

Noun

of livestocks a region of the back; the loin
- thịt thăn bòbeef tenderloin

Historical script (chữ Nôm / Hán)

Before the Latin alphabet (chữ Quốc ngữ) became standard, thăn could be written as 胂. Today Vietnamese is written only in the Latin alphabet.

Etymology

Non-Sino-Vietnamese reading of Chinese 胂 (SV: thân).

Frequently asked questions

What does thăn mean in English?

thăn (noun) means "a region of the back; the loin".

How do you pronounce thăn?

IPA: Hanoi [tʰan˧˧]; Saigon [tʰaŋ˧˧]. Tones: thăn — level tone (ngang).

Meanings, pronunciation and etymology from English Wiktionary (wiktionary.org, via kaikki.org; CC BY-SA 4.0), reviewed and edited. 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.