thung lũng
Hanoi [tʰʊwŋ͡m˧˧ lʊwŋ͡m˦ˀ˥]Huế [tʰʊwŋ͡m˧˧ lʊwŋ͡m˧˨]Saigon [tʰʊwŋ͡m˧˧ lʊwŋ͡m˨˩˦] browser voice
Each syllable carries one of six tones; the mark on the vowel tells you which. How the six tones sound →
thung lũng means valley.
Classifier: cái — e.g. một cái thung lũng (one valley)
Meanings of thung lũng in English
Noun
- valley
Example sentences with thung lũng
- Tôi đến từ thung lũng Ottawa. I come from the Ottawa Valley.
- Chúng tôi đi xuống thung lũng nơi có ngôi làng. We went down to the valley where the village is.
Bilingual example sentences from Tatoeba (tatoeba.org, CC BY 2.0 FR).
Etymology
Trần Trọng Dương (2013) proposes the proto-form /*tʰlung/ and compares this to similar cases of preinitial cluster breaking such as thuồng luồng, thằn lằn, and thòng lọng, etc.
Frequently asked questions
What does thung lũng mean in English?
thung lũng (noun) means "valley".
How do you pronounce thung lũng?
IPA: Hanoi [tʰʊwŋ͡m˧˧ lʊwŋ͡m˦ˀ˥]; Saigon [tʰʊwŋ͡m˧˧ lʊwŋ͡m˨˩˦]. Tones: thung — level tone (ngang), lũng — creaky rising tone (ngã).
What classifier is used with thung lũng?
Common classifiers: cái — for example "một cái thung lũng" (one valley).