trỏng
See also: trong, trống, and trọng
Vietnamese
Etymology
Contraction of trong (“inside”) + the demonstrative ấy (“that”) in the southern dialects, with the latter manifested as the hỏi tone after monosyllabification.
Pronunciation
- (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [t͡ɕawŋ͡m˧˩]
- (Huế) IPA(key): [ʈawŋ͡m˧˨]
- (Hồ Chí Minh City) IPA(key): [ʈawŋ͡m˨˩˦]
Adverb
trỏng
- (Southern Vietnam) in there; inside that place