Where does “chuồn chuồn” come from?

chuồn chuồn (Vietnamese) comes from Vietnamese chuồn — to blow (to leave), to decamp, to get out, to escape.

chuồn chuồn (Vietnamese): dragonfly

Definitions

  1. dragonfly

Ancestry of “chuồn chuồn”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Vietnamesechuồnto blow (to leave), to decamp, to get out, to escape

Words derived from “chuồn chuồn”

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