trùng

Vietnamese

Pronunciation

• (Hà Nội) IPA^(key): [t͡ɕʊwŋ͡m˨˩]
• (Huế) IPA^(key): [ʈʊwŋ͡m˦˩]
• (Saigon) IPA^(key): [ʈʊwŋ͡m˨˩]

Etymology 1

Sino-Vietnamese word from 蟲.

Noun

trùng

1. (chiefly in compounds) insect; bug
2. (chiefly in compounds) protozoan

   trùng (đế) giày

   a member of Paramecium

   (literally, “sole bug”)

   trùng roi

   a flagellate

   (literally, “whip bug”)

3. (chiefly in compounds) Short for vi trùng (“microbe; germ”).

See also

• côn trùng
• động vật nguyên sinh

Etymology 2

Sino-Vietnamese word from 重.

Verb

trùng

1. to coincide (with something in time)
2. to resemble (each other); to be the same (as)