ống

See also: Appendix:Variations of "ong"

Vietnamese

Etymology

From Proto-Vietic *ʔoːŋʔ (tube, pipe). Probably related to *t-ʔoːŋʔ (hole (ear, nose)) (whence Chut [Rục] taʔoːŋ³).

Pronunciation

  • (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [ʔəwŋ͡m˧˦]
  • (Huế) IPA(key): [ʔəwŋ͡m˦˧˥]
  • (Saigon) IPA(key): [ʔəwŋ͡m˦˥]

Noun

(classifier cái) ống • (, , 𪪳)

  1. tube, pipe, duct

Derived terms