chong chóng

Vietnamese

Chong chóng.

Etymology

Reduplication of chóng (“quick; fast”).

Pronunciation

• (Hà Nội) IPA^(key): [t͡ɕawŋ͡m˧˧ t͡ɕawŋ͡m˧˦]
• (Huế) IPA^(key): [t͡ɕawŋ͡m˧˧ t͡ɕawŋ͡m˦˧˥] ~ [t͡ɕɔŋ˧˧ t͡ɕɔŋ˦˧˥]
• (Hồ Chí Minh City) IPA^(key): [cawŋ͡m˧˧ cawŋ͡m˦˥]

Noun

(classifier cái) chong chóng • (𢶢𢶢)

1. a pinwheel
2. (by extension) a propeller
3. (by extension) a wind turbine