cồn cào

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Vietnamese

Etymology

cồn +‎ cào.

Pronunciation

(Hà Nội) IPA^(key): [kon˨˩ kaːw˨˩]
(Huế) IPA^(key): [koŋ˦˩ kaːw˦˩]
(Saigon) IPA^(key): [koŋ˨˩ kaːw˨˩]

Adjective

(ideophonic) grumbling; gnawing; restless
bụng đói cồn cào ― hungry to the point that the stomach starts to grumble

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