khúc khuỷu
Vietnamese
Etymology
khúc (“曲, bent”) + khuỷu (“elbow; bend”).
Pronunciation
- (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [xʊwk͡p̚˧˦ xwiw˧˩]
- (Huế) IPA(key): [kʰʊwk͡p̚˦˧˥ kʰwiw˧˨] ~ [xʊwk͡p̚˦˧˥ xwiw˧˨]
- (Hồ Chí Minh City) IPA(key): [kʰʊwk͡p̚˦˥ kʰwiw˨˩˦] ~ [xʊwk͡p̚˦˥ xwiw˨˩˦]
Adjective
khúc khuỷu • (曲𬁥)
- winding; bending; zigzagging (especially of landscape)