lộp bộp

See also: lốp bốp

Vietnamese

Etymology

l- reduplication of bộp, ultimately onomatopoeic.

Pronunciation

  • (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [lop̚˧˨ʔ ʔɓop̚˧˨ʔ]
  • (Huế) IPA(key): [lop̚˨˩ʔ ʔɓop̚˨˩ʔ]
  • (Saigon) IPA(key): [lop̚˨˩˨ ʔɓop̚˨˩˨]

Adjective

lộp bộp • (獵𠶙, 𨀎𠶙) (‑a reduplication lộp bà lộp bộp)

  1. Used to describe deep, heavy sounds with a sparse, irregular rhythm: plopping, thumping, thudding
    Synonym: lộp độp
    mưa rơi lộp bộp ― plopping rain

References

  • “lộp bộp”, in Soha Tra Từ (in Vietnamese), Hanoi: Vietnam Communications Corporation. Available under the Creative Commons Attribution ShareAlike license.
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