giống

See also: gióng and giọng

Vietnamese

Pronunciation

(Hà Nội) IPA^(key): [zəwŋ͡m˧˦]
(Huế) IPA^(key): [jəwŋ͡m˦˧˥]
(Hồ Chí Minh City) IPA^(key): [jəwŋ͡m˦˥]

Etymology 1

From Proto-Vietic *k-coːŋʔ, from Old Chinese 種 (OC *k.toŋʔ) (SV: chủng).

Noun

giống (𥞖, 𥠭, 𧀑)

kind, race, breed
(grammar, linguistics) gender
tương hợp giống và số
grammatical agreement
(literally, “compatibility on gender and number”)

giống đực
the masculine gender

giống cái
the feminine gender

Derived terms

Derived terms

con giống
giống nòi
hạt giống

Verb

giống (𠏳)

to be alike, to be similar

Adjective

giống (𠏳)

be alike, be similar

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