cà rỡn

See also: caron

Vietnamese

Etymology

From cà- (“repetitive prefix”) +‎ rỡn (“to joke, to play”). See also giỡn.

Pronunciation

• (Hà Nội) IPA^(key): [kaː˨˩ zəːn˦ˀ˥]
• (Huế) IPA^(key): [kaː˦˩ ʐəːŋ˧˨]
• (Hồ Chí Minh City) IPA^(key): [kaː˨˩ ɹəːŋ˨˩˦]

Verb

cà rỡn

1. (Central Vietnam, Southern Vietnam, colloquial) to keep on joking, playing