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˧˧]
• (Saigon) IPA^(key): [cəwŋ͡m˧˧]

Noun

chông • (終, 蔠, 柊, 苳, 𱤎)

1. a spike
2. (by extension, weaponry) a caltrop

Derived terms

• chông gai