trỏng

See also: trong, trống, and trọng

Vietnamese

Etymology

Contraction of trong (“inside”) + the demonstrative ấy (“that”) in the southern dialects, with the latter manifested as the hỏi tone after monosyllabification.

Pronunciation

• (Hà Nội) IPA^(key): [t͡ɕawŋ͡m˧˩]
• (Huế) IPA^(key): [ʈawŋ͡m˧˨] ~ [ʈɔŋ˧˨]
• (Hồ Chí Minh City) IPA^(key): [ʈawŋ͡m˨˩˦]

Adverb

trỏng

1. (Southern Vietnam) in there; inside that place

   Hang tối om à, đừng có vô trỏng!

   That cave is very dark, you shouldn't go there!