xông

See also: xong

Pacoh

Pacoh cardinal numbers

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Cardinal : xông     Ordinal : axông

Etymology

From Proto-Katuic *səəŋ. Cognate with Proto-Khmuic *səːŋ (whence O'du soːŋ) and Semelai msɔŋ; this is a Katuo-Khmuic-Aslian isogloss.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [soːŋ]

Numeral

xông

1. five

Vietnamese

Etymology

Non-Sino-Vietnamese reading of Chinese 衝 (“to rush”, SV: xung).

Pronunciation

• (Hà Nội) IPA^(key): [səwŋ͡m˧˧]
• (Huế) IPA^(key): [səwŋ͡m˧˧]
• (Hồ Chí Minh City) IPA^(key): [səwŋ͡m˧˧]

Verb

xông • (𨃸)

1. to charge forward

   Xông lên!

   Charge!

2. to soak in steam or smoke

   thịt xông khói ― smoked meat

   xông hơi ― to take a sauna