vòng

See also: võng and vọng

Vietnamese

Etymology

From Proto-Mon-Khmer *wiŋ ~ *wiiŋ ~ *wiəŋ ~ *waiŋ ~ *wəŋ ~ *wuəŋ ~ *wuŋ ~ *wuuŋ (“to go round; to turn”); cognate with Khmer វង (vɔɔng, “circle”). Related to vồng, vòng, vầng.

Pronunciation

(Hà Nội) IPA^(key): [vawŋ͡m˨˩]
(Huế) IPA^(key): [vawŋ͡m˦˩]
(Hồ Chí Minh City) IPA^(key): [vʲawŋ͡m˨˩]

Noun

vòng

circle; ring
object shaped like a circle, such as necklace, bracelet, earring, hoop, etc.
(colloquial) Short for vòng tránh thai (“intrauterine device; IUD”).
circumference; perimeter; measurement
round (of a competition or examination)
Indicates a particular time period.
trong vòng ― within (a time period)

Derived terms

Terms derived from vòng

đánh vòng
đặt vòng
quay vòng
vòng bi
vòng cung

vòng đu quay
vòng hoa
vòng kiềng
vòng quanh

Classifier

vòng

Used for round or circular trips.

Verb

vòng (reduplicated form vòng vòng)

to trace a circle; to form a circle; to encircle
to move in a circular or tortuous path

Adjective

vòng (fully reduplicated form vòng vòng)

winding; curving

Derived terms

Terms derived from vòng

vòng vèo

vòng vo

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