chùn

Vietnamese

Etymology

Compare Vietnamese chồn (“dead tired”)

Pronunciation

• (Hà Nội) IPA^(key): [t͡ɕun˨˩]
• (Huế) IPA^(key): [t͡ɕun˦˩]
• (Saigon) IPA^(key): [cʊwŋ͡m˨˩]

Verb

chùn • (𠱜)

1. to recoil; to shrink back; to flinch
2. to hesitate