Vietnamese
Etymology
Reduplicated form of ong (“bee”).
Pronunciation
- (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [ʔawŋ͡m˧˧ ʔawŋ͡m˧˧]
- (Huế) IPA(key): [ʔawŋ͡m˧˧ ʔawŋ͡m˧˧] ~ [ʔɔŋ˧˧ ʔɔŋ˧˧]
- (Saigon) IPA(key): [ʔawŋ͡m˧˧ ʔawŋ͡m˧˧]
Noun
ong ong
- annoying repeated sound that echoes in one's head, like that sound created by the bees