quanh

See also: quạnh

Vietnamese

Etymology

From Proto-Mon-Khmer *wiŋ ~ *wiiŋ ~ *wiəŋ ~ *waiŋ ~ *wəŋ ~ *wuəŋ ~ *wuŋ ~ *wuuŋ (“to go round; to turn”); cognate with Mon ဝေၚ် (wòiŋ, “to visit; to go for a walk”), Khmer ទ្រវែង (trɔvɛɛng, “oval”). Related to vồng, vòng, vầng.

Pronunciation

• (Hà Nội) IPA^(key): [kwajŋ̟˧˧]
• (Huế) IPA^(key): [kwɛɲ˧˧]
• (Saigon) IPA^(key): [wan˧˧]

Adjective

quanh • (縈, 觥, 𢩊, 𨒺)

1. roundabout; indirect; sinuous; meandering
2. evasive; sidestepping

Derived terms

Derived terms

• chung quanh
• loanh quanh
• quanh co
• quanh quẩn
• quanh quất
• xung quanh

 

Preposition

quanh • (縈, 觥, 𢩊, 𨒺)

1. around; round