sống

Vietnamese

Pronunciation

Etymology 1

From Proto-Vietic *k-roːŋʔ (back of the blade), from Proto-Mon-Khmer *ruŋʔ ~ *ruuŋ() ~ *ruəŋ() (ridge; spine; back); cognate with North Central Vietnamese trống, Bahnar rŏng (behind, in back of).

Noun

sống (𦡠, 𧚠, 𩩇, 𩩖, 𬴑)

  1. (chiefly in compounds) a spine
    thấy lạnh sống lưng
    to feel the chills down one's spine
    sống núi ngầm
    underwater mountain ridge
    dây sống
    the spinal cord
    cột sống
    the vertebral column
    xương sống
    the spine
    đốt sống
    a vertebra
Derived terms
Derived terms

Etymology 2

From Proto-Vietic *k-roːŋʔ (alive; raw), cognate with Muong khống. Perhaps related to Proto-Mon-Khmer *gj(u)ŋ (to be alive), whence Mon ဂျိုၚ် (càŋ).

Verb

sống (𤯩, 𠸙, 𤯨, 𫪹)

  1. to live
Derived terms
Derived terms

Adjective

sống (𤯩, 𩀳, 𪁇)

  1. living
    người sống
    the living
  2. alive
    Hắn còn sống.
    He's still alive
  3. live
    ăn tươi nuốt sống
    to eat something (a)live; (figuratively) to enslave or exploit inhumanely
  4. raw
    rau sống
    raw vegetables
  5. undercooked
    cơm sống
    undercooked rice
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