lòng vòng

Vietnamese

Etymology

l- reduplication of vòng (“to encircle”).

Pronunciation

  • (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [lawŋ͡m˨˩ vawŋ͡m˨˩]
  • (Huế) IPA(key): [lawŋ͡m˦˩ vawŋ͡m˦˩] ~ [lɔŋ˦˩ vɔŋ˦˩]
  • (Saigon) IPA(key): [lawŋ͡m˨˩ vawŋ͡m˨˩] ~ [lawŋ͡m˨˩ jawŋ͡m˨˩]

Adjective

lòng vòng (‑a reduplication lòng và lòng vòng)

  1. (of one's speech) long-winded
  2. (of a path) mazelike
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