tạnh

Vietnamese

Etymology

Unclear. Either:

• Non-Sino-Vietnamese reading of Chinese 晴 (“clear (of weather)”, SV: tình); if true, then it was probably a rather late loan from a regional Sinitic lect; the tonal correspondence is irregular for an early loan; or,
• Non-Sino-Vietnamese reading of Chinese 靜 (“to be still”, SV: tĩnh, tịnh) or non-Sino-Vietnamese reading of Chinese 靖 (“"to be still" > "to still"”, SV: tĩnh, tịnh); if true, that the tonal, register, and rhyme correspondences are still typical for an early loan.

Pronunciation

• (Hà Nội) IPA^(key): [tajŋ̟˧˨ʔ]
• (Huế) IPA^(key): [tɛɲ˨˩ʔ]
• (Hồ Chí Minh City) IPA^(key): [tan˨˩˨]

Verb

tạnh • (晴, 情, 浄, 淨, 𩄳, 𬰆)

1. (of rain or wind) to stop; to cease

   Synonym: dợ

Derived terms

Derived terms

• tạnh gió
• tạnh ráo
• tạnh trời
• trời quang mây tạnh