trũng
adjective
Hanoi [t͡ɕʊwŋ͡m˦ˀ˥]Huế [ʈʊwŋ͡m˧˨]Saigon [ʈʊwŋ͡m˨˩˦] browser voice
Each syllable carries one of six tones; the mark on the vowel tells you which. How the six tones sound →
Meanings of trũng in English
Adjective
- be lower than the surrounding earth's surface
Historical script (chữ Nôm / Hán)
Before the Latin alphabet (chữ Quốc ngữ) became standard, trũng could be written as 𫢵, 𬺙, 冢. Today Vietnamese is written only in the Latin alphabet.
Etymology
From Proto-Mon-Khmer *luŋ(h) ~ *luuŋ(h) ~ *ləŋ(h) (“hole, hollow; to bore, excavate”); cognate with Khmer លុង (lung, “to dig hole, drill, bore, excavate”), Central Nicobarese ong-lòng (“to drill hole”).
Frequently asked questions
How do you pronounce trũng?
IPA: Hanoi [t͡ɕʊwŋ͡m˦ˀ˥]; Saigon [ʈʊwŋ͡m˨˩˦]. Tones: trũng — creaky rising tone (ngã).