cụt lủn

Vietnamese

Etymology

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium. Particularly: “Possible reduplication from lủn củn, lũn cũn, thun lủn, or lủn chủn”).

Pronunciation

(Hà Nội) IPA^(key): [kut̚˧˨ʔ lun˧˩]
(Huế) IPA^(key): [kʊk̚˨˩ʔ lun˧˨]
(Hồ Chí Minh City) IPA^(key): [kʊk͡p̚˨˩˨ lʊwŋ͡m˨˩˦]

Adjective

cụt lủn • (𡭕侖)

short
curt; terse; brief
Synonym: cộc lốc
- 2001, Chu Lai, Cuộc đời dài lắm, NXB Văn học, page 213:
  - Chưa! – Một tiếng trả lời cụt lủn – Hai ông ăn cơm đi! […]
  "Not yet!" came the curt answer. "Eat, the two of you! […]"

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