cà tưng

verb

Hanoi [kaː˨˩ tɨŋ˧˧]Huế [kaː˦˩ tɨŋ˧˧]Saigon [kaː˨˩ tɨŋ˧˧] browser voice

Syllables · tones

càfallinghuyền tưnglevelngang

Each syllable carries one of six tones; the mark on the vowel tells you which. How the six tones sound →

Meanings of cà tưng in English

Verb

Central Vietnam, Southern Vietnam, colloquial to keep on jumping up and down

Etymology

From cà- (“repetitive prefix”) + tưng (“to rebound”).

Frequently asked questions

How do you pronounce cà tưng?

IPA: Hanoi [kaː˨˩ tɨŋ˧˧]; Saigon [kaː˨˩ tɨŋ˧˧]. Tones: cà — falling tone (huyền), tưng — level tone (ngang).

Meanings, pronunciation and etymology from English Wiktionary (wiktionary.org, via kaikki.org; CC BY-SA 4.0), reviewed and edited. IPA shown for three accents: Hanoi (Northern), Huế (Central) and Saigon (Southern). The Listen button uses your browser's Vietnamese voice, for reference only. Spotted a mistake? Let NgonNgu know.