cuốn

See also: cuon, Cuon, cuộn, and cuợn

Vietnamese

Etymology

From Old Chinese 卷 (OC *[k](r)o[n]ʔ) (B-S) (SV: quyển).[1]

Compare cuộn.

Pronunciation

  • (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [kuən˧˦]
  • (Huế) IPA(key): [kuəŋ˦˧˥]
  • (Saigon) IPA(key): [kuəŋ˦˥]
  • Homophone: cuống (South Vietnam)
  • Audio (Hà Nội):(file)

Verb

cuốn • (𫡌)

  1. to roll

Derived terms

Descendants

  • → Khmer: គួង (kuəng)

Classifier

cuốn

  1. indicates books
    Synonym: quyển
    cuốn/quyển vở ― a notebook

References

  1. ^ Alves, Mark. “What's So Chinese About Vietnamese / 汉语对越南话的影响真的多吗？.” Ninth Annual Meeting of the Southeast Asian …, 2001.
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