chồn

See also: chon, Chon, CHON, -chon, -chon-, chôn, chọn, chốn, ćhon, and čhon

Vietnamese

Pronunciation

(Hà Nội) IPA^(key): [t͡ɕon˨˩]
(Huế) IPA^(key): [t͡ɕoŋ˦˩]
(Hồ Chí Minh City) IPA^(key): [coŋ˨˩]

Etymology 1

From Proto-Vietic *ɟoːn.

Noun

(classifier con) chồn • (㹠, 𤞐)

(zoology) a weasel
(dialectal, in translations of Chinese fictions or the Bible) a fox
- 16th century, Wu Cheng'en Journey to the West, Ch. 79; 20th century, Vietnamese translation by Phan Kế Bính
  Bát Giới kéo thây con chồn, theo Hành Giả ra khỏi động.
  Bajie drug the vixen’s corpse, and followed Pilgrim out of the cave.

Etymology 2

Compare Vietnamese chùn

Adjective

chồn • (𤶐, 𨀛)

dead tired; exhausted; fatigued and stiff

Derived terms

bồn chồn (“restless”)
chồn chân
chồn chân mỏi gối
mỏi gối chồn chân

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