chổng kềnh
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Vietnamese[edit]
Alternative forms[edit]
Etymology[edit]
Borrowed from Khmer ចង្គ្រាង (cɑngkriəng, “to be flat or to fall on one's back with the limbs up in the air”).
Pronunciation[edit]
- (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [t͡ɕəwŋ͡m˧˩ kəjŋ̟˨˩]
- (Huế) IPA(key): [t͡ɕəwŋ͡m˧˨ ken˦˩]
- (Saigon) IPA(key): [cəwŋ͡m˨˩˦ kəːn˨˩]
Verb[edit]
chổng kềnh
- (colloquial) to fall on one's back; to topple or roll over