trỏng

See also: trong, trống, and trọng

Vietnamese

Etymology

Word formation with distal denotation by adding hỏi tone to the root trong (“inside”) in Southern Vietnamese and some topolects of Thanh Hoá.

Pronunciation

  • (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [t͡ɕawŋ͡m˧˩]
  • (Huế) IPA(key): [ʈawŋ͡m˧˨] ~ [ʈɔŋ˧˨]
  • (Saigon) IPA(key): [ʈawŋ͡m˨˩˦]

Adverb

trỏng

  1. (Southern Vietnam, certain topolects of Thanh Hoá) in there; inside that place
    Hang tối om à, đừng có vô trỏng!
    That cave is very dark, you shouldn't go there!
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