lồn

See also: Appendix:Variations of "lon"

Vietnamese

Alternative forms

(minced oath) lìn, lồng, loz
(censored spelling) l*n

Etymology

From Proto-Vietic *k-loːn. Cognate with Kha Pong kaloːn¹. Compare also trôn (as in bán trôn nuôi miệng).

Pronunciation

(Hà Nội) IPA^(key): [lon˨˩]
(Huế) IPA^(key): [loŋ˦˩]
(Saigon) IPA^(key): [loŋ˨˩]

Noun

(classifier cái) lồn • (𦟹)

(very vulgar) cunt, pussy, vulva, vagina
- 1910 (published), Quốc phong thi tập hợp thái (《國風詩集合採》 “Collected Airs of the State”), folio 36b
  𱙘(Bà)骨(cốt)打(đánh)𲎚(trống)竜(long)踪(tong)
  𧿆(Nhảy)𨕭(lên)𧿆(nhảy)𫴋(xuống)𡥵(con)蜂(ong)咄(đốt)𱛄(lồn)
  ‘Pum-pum’, the medium beats the drum;
  Up and down she jumps; [as though] a bee stings her cunt.

Adjective

lồn • (𦟹)

(vulgar) fucking, the fuck
Ơ, cái thằng lồn này? ― What the fuck are you here? (To a male addressee)

Ơ, cái con lồn này? ― What the fuck are you here? (To a female addressee)

Cái lồn gì thế? ― [What] the fuck is that?

See also

cặc