trỏng

See also: trong, trống, and trọng

Vietnamese

Etymology

Contraction of trong (“inside”) + the demonstrative ấy (“that”) in the southern dialects, with the latter manifested as the hỏi tone after monosyllabification.

Pronunciation

(Hà Nội) IPA^(key): [t͡ɕawŋ͡m˧˩]
(Huế) IPA^(key): [ʈawŋ͡m˧˨] ~ [ʈɔŋ˧˨]
(Hồ Chí Minh City) IPA^(key): [ʈawŋ͡m˨˩˦]

Adverb

trỏng

(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!

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