vung

See also: vùng, vũng, and vụng

Vietnamese

Pronunciation

  • (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [vʊwŋ͡m˧˧]
  • (Huế) IPA(key): [vʊwŋ͡m˧˧]
  • (Saigon) IPA(key): [vʊwŋ͡m˧˧] ~ [jʊwŋ͡m˧˧]

Etymology 1

From Proto-Vietic *k-puəŋ (“lid for a pot”) (Ferlus, 2007). Cognate with Muong Bi pung.

Alternative forms

  • (North Central Vietnam) bung

Noun

(classifier cái) vung • (𡍙, 𪢷)

  1. (Northern Vietnam) lid, cover
    Synonym: nắp
    đậy vung nồi lại ― to put the lid back on the pot

Etymology 2

Compare vùng.

Verb

vung

  1. (transitive) to brandish, flourish (to make bold, sweeping movements with)
  2. (transitive) to raise up (something) with one's hands and toss it at the ground
  3. (transitive) to squander
Derived terms

Adverb

vung

  1. freewheelingly
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