giồng
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Definition
- Verb:
- To plant, to grow (a plant): "giồng" is a regional/dialectal variant of the standard Vietnamese verb "trồng." It specifically refers to the action of placing seeds, seedlings, or plants in the ground so they will grow.
Usage Examples
- Verb:
- Tháng hai giồng cà, tháng ba trồng đỗ. (In the second lunar month one plants eggplants, in the third one plants beans.)
- Bà ngoại tôi thường giồng rau trong vườn. (My grandmother often grows vegetables in the garden.)
- Người nông dân đang giồng lúa. (The farmer is planting rice.)
Advanced Usage
- "giồng" vs. "trồng": The word "giồng" is considered a phonetic variant of the standard word "trồng." Its usage is primarily found in certain regional dialects of Southern Vietnam. In formal writing and standard communication, "trồng" is preferred.
- Ở miền Nam, nhiều người vẫn nói "giồng cây" thay vì "trồng cây". (In the South, many people still say "giồng cây" instead of "trồng cây".)
Variants and Related Words
Trồng (verb): The standard word for "to plant, to grow."
- Trồng cây gây rừng. (To plant trees to create forests.)
Gieo (verb): To sow seeds. This refers specifically to scattering seeds, while "giồng/trồng" can involve planting seeds, seedlings, or larger plants.
- Gieo hạt giống. (To sow seeds.)
Cấy (verb): To transplant (especially rice seedlings).
- Cấy lúa. (To transplant rice.)
Synonyms
- Trồng: To plant, to cultivate (the standard synonym).
- Gieo trồng: To sow and plant (a compound verb).
Notes on Usage
- Register: Dialectal/Regional. The word "giồng" is informal and tied to specific regional speech. It is not used in formal or academic Standard Vietnamese.
- Context: It is almost exclusively used in the context of agriculture, gardening, and cultivating plants.
- (tiếng địa phương) (như trồng) Plant, grow
- Tháng hai giồng cà, tháng ba trồng đỗIn the second lunar month one grows egg-plants, in the third one plants beans