chập choạng

Vietnamese

Etymology

-âp reduplication of choạng, which is pretty much never attested in isolation. Compare loạng choạng, which is the ‹l-› reduplicative of the same root.

Pronunciation

  • (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [t͡ɕəp̚˧˨ʔ t͡ɕwaːŋ˧˨ʔ]
  • (Huế) IPA(key): [t͡ɕəp̚˨˩ʔ t͡ɕwaːŋ˨˩ʔ]
  • (Saigon) IPA(key): [cəp̚˨˩˨ c⁽ʷ⁾aːŋ˨˩˨]

Adjective

chập choạng

  1. gloomy; dim; murky
  2. tottering; wobbly; unsteady
    Synonym: chệnh choạng
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