khủng

See also: khung, khứng, and khựng

Vietnamese

Etymology

Sino-Vietnamese word from 恐 (“dreadful”).

Pronunciation

• (Hà Nội) IPA^(key): [xʊwŋ͡m˧˩]
• (Huế) IPA^(key): [kʰʊwŋ͡m˧˨] ~ [xʊwŋ͡m˧˨]
• (Saigon) IPA^(key): [kʰʊwŋ͡m˨˩˦] ~ [xʊwŋ͡m˨˩˦]

Adjective

khủng

1. (informal) awesomely huge

   hàng khủng

   great-valued goods; huge "merchandise;" huge genitals

Derived terms

Derived terms

• khủng bố
• khủng khiếp
• khủng long
• kinh khủng
• kinh khủng khiếp