chổng kềnh

Vietnamese

Alternative forms

• chỏng kềnh

Etymology

Borrowed from Khmer ចង្គ្រាង (cɑngkriəng, “to be flat or to fall on one's back with the limbs up in the air”).

Pronunciation

• (Hà Nội) IPA^(key): [t͡ɕəwŋ͡m˧˩ kəjŋ̟˨˩]
• (Huế) IPA^(key): [t͡ɕəwŋ͡m˧˨ ken˦˩]
• (Saigon) IPA^(key): [cəwŋ͡m˨˩˦ kəːn˨˩]

Verb

chổng kềnh

1. (colloquial) to fall on one's back; to topple or roll over