rụng

See also: rung, Rung, and rừng

Vietnamese

Etymology

From Proto-Vietic *ruŋʔ, from Proto-Mon-Khmer *ruŋ ~ *ruuŋ ~ *ruəŋ (“the fall, to drop off”); cognate with Bahnar rŭng.

Pronunciation

• (Hà Nội) IPA^(key): [zʊwŋ͡m˧˨ʔ]
• (Huế) IPA^(key): [ʐʊwŋ͡m˨˩ʔ]
• (Hồ Chí Minh City) IPA^(key): [ɹʊwŋ͡m˨˩˨]

Verb

rụng • (勇, 梇, 湧, 用, 苚, 𣳔, 𬈭)

1. (of something) to fall off something that it was attached to

   quả/lá rụng

   fruit/leaves falling down

   răng rụng

   tooth falling off

   lông/tóc rụng

   hair coming off skin

2. (of someone or something) to lose something that's attached to someone or something

   rụng lá

   to shed leaves

   rụng răng

   to lose one or more teeth

   rụng tóc

   to lose hair

   rụng lông

   to shed hair

See also

Derived terms

• rơi rụng
• rụng rời