chông

See also: chong, chóng, chòng, chồng, chōng, and chǒng

Vietnamese

Etymology

From Proto-Vietic *coːŋ. Cognate with Arem ⁿcʊŋ ("thorn"), Kha Phong coːŋ¹.

The vowel correspondence with Arem, while unusual, is also seen in Vietnamese trốc vs. Arem ulʊk ("head").

Pronunciation

(Hà Nội) IPA^(key): [t͡ɕəwŋ͡m˧˧]
(Huế) IPA^(key): [t͡ɕəwŋ͡m˧˧]
(Hồ Chí Minh City) IPA^(key): [cəwŋ͡m˧˧]

Noun

chông • (終, 蔠, 柊, 苳, 𱤎)

a spike
(by extension, weaponry) a caltrop

Derived terms

Derived terms

chông gai

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