cồn cào

Vietnamese

Etymology

cồn +‎ cào.

Pronunciation

  • (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [kon˨˩ kaːw˨˩]
  • (Huế) IPA(key): [koŋ˦˩ kaːw˦˩]
  • (Saigon) IPA(key): [koŋ˨˩ kaːw˨˩]

Adjective

cồn cào

  1. (ideophonic) grumbling; gnawing; restless
    bụng đói cồn cào ― hungry to the point that the stomach starts to grumble
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