trỏng

See also: trong, trống, and trọng

Vietnamese

Etymology

Word formation with distal denotation by adding hỏi tone to the root trong (“inside”) in Southern Vietnamese and certain dialects of Thanh Hoá.

Pronunciation

• (Hà Nội) IPA^(key): [t͡ɕawŋ͡m˧˩]
• (Huế) IPA^(key): [ʈawŋ͡m˧˨] ~ [ʈɔŋ˧˨]
• (Saigon) 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!