quăng

Vietnamese

Etymology

Cognate with Arem /kwaŋ/, Khasi kawang (“to throw, hurl”). Ultimately of imitative origin, compare English wang.

See also quẳng and văng.

Pronunciation

(Hà Nội) IPA^(key): [kwaŋ˧˧]
(Huế) IPA^(key): [kwaŋ˧˧]
(Hồ Chí Minh City) IPA^(key): [waŋ˧˧]

Verb

quăng

to throw (horizontally, forcefully and far); to cast; to fling; to hurl
(Central Vietnam, Southern Vietnam) to throw away; to toss out

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