trốn

See also: tron, Tron, trón, tròn, trọn, trộn, trơn, trớn, trợn, and -tron

Vietnamese

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Vietic *k-loːnʔ. Cognate with Arem tluǝnʔ and Tho [Cuối Chăm] klɔːn³.

Probably unrelated to 遁 (OC *lˤu[n]ʔ, “to escape, to flee”) (B-S) (SV: độn).

Pronunciation

  • (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [t͡ɕon˧˦]
  • (Huế) IPA(key): [ʈoŋ˦˧˥]
  • (Saigon) IPA(key): [ʈoŋ˦˥]
  • Homophone: chốn (Northern Vietnam)

Verb

trốn • (遁, 𧾌, 迍, 揗, 󱮴)

  1. to hide oneself
    lẩn trốn ― to run and hide; to be on the run
    trốn tìm ― hide and seek
  2. to escape, to flee
    trốn tù ― to escape from prison
  3. to free oneself from someone or something without permission
    Nó trốn mẹ đi chơi rồi.
    He went out without his mom's permission.
    trốn học ― to skip class
    trốn thuế ― to evade tax
  4. (of infants) to skip a developmental motor stage
    trốn lẫy, trốn lật ― (please add an English translation of this usage example)

Derived terms

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