rùm beng

Vietnamese

Etymology

Borrowed from Khmer រំពង (rumpông, “loud; tumultuous”).

Pronunciation

• (Hà Nội) IPA^(key): [zum˨˩ ʔɓɛŋ˧˧]
• (Huế) IPA^(key): [ʐum˦˩ ʔɓɛŋ˧˧]
• (Saigon) IPA^(key): [ɹʊm˨˩ ʔɓɛŋ˧˧]

Adjective

rùm beng

1. (colloquial) ballyhooed; uproarious; loud