phồng

Vietnamese

Alternative forms

• phùng

Etymology

Sidwell (2024) proposes Proto-Austroasiatic *poŋ (“to swell, to inflate”) as the etymon.

Pronunciation

• (Hà Nội) IPA^(key): [fəwŋ͡m˨˩]
• (Huế) IPA^(key): [fəwŋ͡m˦˩]
• (Saigon) IPA^(key): [fəwŋ͡m˨˩]
• (Vinh) IPA^(key): [pʰoŋ˧˧ ~ foŋ˧˧]

Verb

phồng • (𤂧, 篷, 蓬)

1. to enlarge

   Antonym: co

2. to puff (one's cheeks)

Noun

(classifier vết) phồng • (𤂧, 篷, 蓬)

1. blister

Derived terms

• phập phồng
• phồng rộp