ròng rọc

Vietnamese

Etymology

From earlier rọc rọc, a reduplicated form of *rọc, from Old Chinese 轆 (OC *roːɡ, “pulley”). Cognate with Thai รอก (rɔ̂ɔk), Khmer រ៉ក (rɑɑk), Mon ရံက်. For a similar case of reduplication, compare nòng nọc.

Pronunciation

• (Hà Nội) IPA^(key): [zawŋ͡m˨˩ zawk͡p̚˧˨ʔ]
• (Huế) IPA^(key): [ʐawŋ͡m˦˩ ʐawk͡p̚˨˩ʔ] ~ [ʐɔŋ˦˩ ʐawk͡p̚˨˩ʔ]
• (Saigon) IPA^(key): [ɹawŋ͡m˨˩ ɹawk͡p̚˨˩˨]

Noun

(classifier cái) ròng rọc

1. a pulley