vũng

See also: vung, vùng, and vụng

Vietnamese

Etymology

Cognate with Tho [Cuối Chăm] puŋ⁶. Compare vụng (“gulf, lagoon”).

Pronunciation

  • (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [vʊwŋ͡m˦ˀ˥]
  • (Huế) IPA(key): [vʊwŋ͡m˧˨]
  • (Saigon) IPA(key): [vʊwŋ͡m˨˩˦] ~ [jʊwŋ͡m˨˩˦]

Noun

(classifier cái) vũng • (漨, 淎)

  1. puddle (a small pool of water)
    vũng nước trên mặt đường ― a puddle in the road
  2. cove, embayment
    Synonym: vịnh

Derived terms

  • Vũng Áng
  • vũng lầy
  • Vũng Liêm
  • Vũng Tàu
  • Vũng Thơm
  • Vũng Thùng

See also

  • hũm
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