rùm beng
Vietnamese
Etymology
Borrowed from Khmer រំពង (rumpông, “loud; tumultuous”).
Pronunciation
- (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [zum˨˩ ʔɓɛŋ˧˧]
- (Huế) IPA(key): [ʐum˦˩ ʔɓɛŋ˧˧]
- (Hồ Chí Minh City) IPA(key): [ɹʊm˨˩ ʔɓɛŋ˧˧]
Adjective
rùm beng
- (colloquial) ballyhooed; uproarious; loud