lồn

See also: Appendix:Variations of "lon"

Vietnamese

Alternative forms

• (minced oath) lồng
• (minced oath) lìn
• (minced oath, nonstandard) loz

Etymology

From Proto-Vietic *k-loːn; cognate with Kha Pong kaloːn¹. Compare also trôn (as in bán trôn nuôi miệng).

Pronunciation

• (Hà Nội) IPA^(key): [lon˨˩]
• (Huế) IPA^(key): [loŋ˦˩]
• (Saigon) IPA^(key): [loŋ˨˩]

Noun

lồn • (𦟹)

1. (very vulgar) cunt, pussy, vulva, vagina
   • 1910 (published), Quốc phong thi tập hợp thái (《國風詩集合採》 “Collected Airs of the State”), folio 36b

     𱙘(Bà)骨(cốt)打(đánh)𲎚(trống)竜(long)踪(tong)
     𧿆(Nhảy)𨕭(lên)𧿆(nhảy)𫴋(xuống)𡥵(con)蜂(ong)咄(đốt)𱛄(lồn)

     ‘Pum-pum’, the medium beats the drum;
     Up and down she jumps; [as though] a bee stings her cunt.

   Ơ, cái thằng lồn này? ― Uh, you cunt? (To a male addressee)

   Ơ, cái con lồn này? ― Uh, you cunt? (To a female addressee)

   Cái lồn gì thế? ― [What] the fuck is that?

See also

• cặc