đuông

Vietnamese

Etymology

Borrowed from Tai; compare Thai ด้วง (dûuang).

Pronunciation

• (Hà Nội) IPA^(key): [ʔɗuəŋ˧˧]
• (Huế) IPA^(key): [ʔɗuəŋ˧˧]
• (Saigon) IPA^(key): [ʔɗuəŋ˧˧]

Noun

(classifier con) đuông • (蟷, 𧑒)

1. a beetle's grub that live in a coconut trunk