khủng

See also: khung, khứng, and khựng

Vietnamese

Etymology

Sino-Vietnamese word from 恐 (“dreadful”).

Pronunciation

  • (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [xʊwŋ͡m˧˩]
  • (Huế) IPA(key): [kʰʊwŋ͡m˧˨] ~ [xʊwŋ͡m˧˨]
  • (Saigon) IPA(key): [kʰʊwŋ͡m˨˩˦] ~ [xʊwŋ͡m˨˩˦]

Adjective

khủng

  1. (informal) awesomely huge
    hàng khủng
    great-valued goods; huge "merchandise;" huge genitals

Derived terms

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