trong

• IPA^(key): /trɔŋː/

From Old Norse þrǫng.

trong m (definite singular trongen, uncountable)

1. need

   Me har trong for fleire folk.

   We have a need for more people.

• behov
• bruk

From Old Norse þrǫngr.

trong (masculine and feminine trong, neuter trongt, definite singular and plural tronge, comparative trongare, indefinite superlative trongast, definite superlative trongaste)

1. tight, narrow

   Dei gjekk gjennom tronge fjellpass.

   They walked through narrow mountain passes.

trong

1. past tense of trenga and trenge

• “trong” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.

• (Hà Nội) IPA^(key): [t͡ɕawŋ͡m˧˧]
• (Huế) IPA^(key): [ʈawŋ͡m˧˧]
• (Hồ Chí Minh City) IPA^(key): [ʈawŋ͡m˧˧]

From Middle Vietnamese tlao᷄, from Proto-Vietic *k-lɔːŋ (“clear; limpid”). Compare Proto-Bahnaric *sla(ː)ŋ, Proto-Katuic *-laŋ and Chong /mlaaˀŋ/.

trong (冲, 工, 沖, 𤁘, 𤄯)

1. clear; limpid; transparent

• đục

From Middle Vietnamese tlao᷄, from Proto-Vietic *k-lɔːŋ (“inside”), from Proto-Mon-Khmer *kluəŋ ~ *kluuŋ (“middle; insides”). Cognates include Muong tlong, Chut [Rục] /klɔːŋ¹/, Pacoh callong, Semnam /kluoːŋ/, Bulo Stieng /kluŋ/, and Khmer ក្នុង (knong). See also lòng. Compare Proto-Tai *klaːŋᴬ (whence Thai กลาง (glaang)). Unrelated to Chinese 中, which is read trung in Vietnamese.

trong (中, 工, 𡧲, 𥪝, 𥪞, 𪚚)

1. in; inside; within
2. in (Southern region)

• The term means in (a region, an area) when it goes with Nam ("South"). trong Nam (literally "inside the South") means "in Southern regions", as opposed to ngoài Bắc (literally "outside the North") which means "in Northern regions". This use may be related to the names of Đàng Trong (the Southern part of the country - the "Inside Side") and Đàng Ngoài (the Northern part - the "Outside Side").

• trỏng

• ngoài