sình

Vietnamese

Alternative forms

  • (North Central Vietnam) thình

Etymology

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Pronunciation

  • (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [sïŋ˨˩]
  • (Huế) IPA(key): [ʂɨn˦˩] ~ [sɨn˦˩]
  • (Saigon) IPA(key): [ʂɨn˨˩] ~ [sɨn˨˩]

Noun

sình • ()

  1. (Southern Vietnam) mud
    Synonym: bùn
  2. muddy place or area

See also

  • sình lầy

Verb

sình • ()

  1. to bloat; to swell
    chết sình(of a corpse) to be bloating
    sình bụnghaving bloated stomach

See also

  • trương sình