bỗng

See also: Appendix:Variations of "bong"

Vietnamese

Etymology

This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium. Particularly: “Related to the verb phỗng "to steal"? For other pairs of plain (or in many cases, lenited) vs. aspirated initial, compare gảy vs. khảy, quấy vs. khuấy, cứa vs. khứa, bết vs. phết, bỏng vs. phỏng.”

Pronunciation

• (Hà Nội) IPA^(key): [ʔɓəwŋ͡m˦ˀ˥]
• (Huế) IPA^(key): [ʔɓəwŋ͡m˧˨]
• (Saigon) IPA^(key): [ʔɓəwŋ͡m˨˩˦]

Adverb

bỗng • (𠺭, 󰉞)

1. (literary) suddenly

Synonyms

• (suddenly): đột ngột, thình lình, chợt

Derived terms

• bỗng nhiên