xông

See also: xong

Pacoh

**Pacoh cardinal numbers**
< 4	5	6 >
Cardinal : xông Ordinal : axông

Etymology

From Proto-Katuic *səəŋ. Cognate with Proto-Khmuic *səːŋ (whence O'du soːŋ) and Semelai msɔŋ; this is a Katuo-Khmuic-Aslian isogloss.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): [soːŋ]

Numeral

xông

five

Vietnamese

Etymology

Non-Sino-Vietnamese reading of Chinese 衝 (“to rush”, SV: xung).

Pronunciation

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

Verb

xông • (𨃸)

to charge forward
Xông lên!
Charge!
to soak in steam or smoke
thịt xông khói ― smoked meat

xông hơi ― to take a sauna

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