quanh

See also: quạnh

Vietnamese

Etymology

From Proto-Mon-Khmer *wiŋ ~ *wiiŋ ~ *wiəŋ ~ *waiŋ ~ *wəŋ ~ *wuəŋ ~ *wuŋ ~ *wuuŋ (“to go round; to turn”); cognate with Mon ဝေၚ် (wòiŋ, “to visit; to go for a walk”), Khmer ទ្រវែង (trɔvɛɛng, “oval”). Related to vồng, vòng, vầng.

Pronunciation

(Hà Nội) IPA^(key): [kwajŋ̟˧˧]
(Huế) IPA^(key): [kwɛɲ˧˧]
(Hồ Chí Minh City) IPA^(key): [wan˧˧]

Adjective

quanh (縈, 觥, 𢩊, 𨒺)

roundabout; indirect; sinuous; meandering
evasive; sidestepping

Derived terms

chung quanh
loanh quanh
quanh co
quanh quẩn
quanh quất
xung quanh

Preposition

quanh (縈, 觥, 𢩊, 𨒺)

around; round

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