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Vietnamese
Etymology
From Proto-Vietic *coːŋ. Cognate with Arem ⁿcʊŋ ("thorn"), Kha Phong coːŋ¹.
The vowel correspondence with Arem, while unusual, is also seen in Vietnamese trốc vs. Arem ulʊk ("head").
Pronunciation
Noun
chông • (終, 蔠, 柊, 苳, 𱤎)
- a spike
- (by extension, weaponry) a caltrop
Derived terms