chuồn

Vietnamese

Pronunciation

• (Hà Nội) IPA^(key): [t͡ɕuən˨˩]
• (Huế) IPA^(key): [t͡ɕuəŋ˦˩]
• (Saigon) IPA^(key): [cuəŋ˨˩]

Etymology 1

Verb

chuồn

1. to blow (to leave), to decamp, to get out, to escape

Derived terms

• đánh bài chuồn

Etymology 2

Noun

chuồn • (𧋃) (phonemic reduplicative chuồn chuồn)

1. (no longer used in isolation) dragonfly
   • Chỉ nam ngọc âm giải nghĩa (指南玉音解義)

     弹󱎣朗浪赧希扒𧋃

     Đàn trẻ lẳng lặng nín hơi bắt chuồn.

     The kids held their breath, trying to silently catch the dragonflies.

Derived terms

• cá chuồn
• chuồn chuồn
• mũ cánh chuồn

Etymology 3

Noun

chuồn

1. (card games) clubs

   Synonyms: tép, nhép

Descendants

• → Khmer: ជួង (cuəng)