chổng kềnh

Vietnamese

Alternative forms

chỏng kềnh

Etymology

Borrowed from Khmer ចង្គ្រាង (cɑngkriəng, “to be flat or to fall on one's back with the limbs up in the air”).

Pronunciation

(Hà Nội) IPA^(key): [t͡ɕəwŋ͡m˧˩ kəjŋ̟˨˩]
(Huế) IPA^(key): [t͡ɕəwŋ͡m˧˨ ken˦˩]
(Hồ Chí Minh City) IPA^(key): [cəwŋ͡m˨˩˦ kəːn˨˩]

Verb

chổng kềnh

(colloquial) to fall on one's back; to topple or roll over

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