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

Adjective

quanh (, , 𢩊, 𨒺)

  1. roundabout; indirect; sinuous; meandering
  2. evasive; sidestepping

Derived terms

Derived terms

Preposition

quanh (, , 𢩊, 𨒺)

  1. around; round
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