cà tưng
Vietnamese
Etymology
From cà- (“repetitive prefix”) + tưng (“to rebound”).
Pronunciation
- (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [kaː˨˩ tɨŋ˧˧]
- (Huế) IPA(key): [kaː˦˩ tɨŋ˧˧]
- (Hồ Chí Minh City) IPA(key): [kaː˨˩ tɨŋ˧˧]
Verb
cà tưng
- (Central Vietnam, Southern Vietnam, colloquial) to keep on jumping up and down