đòn

See also: Appendix:Variations of "don"

Vietnamese

Etymology

From Proto-Mon-Khmer *duən (“pole, lance”); cognate with Khmer ទួន (tuən, “fish-spear”).

Pronunciation

  • (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [ʔɗɔn˨˩]
  • (Huế) IPA(key): [ʔɗɔŋ˦˩]
  • (Saigon) IPA(key): [ʔɗɔŋ˨˩]

Noun

(classifier cây, cái (“pole, lever”)) đòn • (杶)

  1. lever, carrying pole
  2. (by extension, martial arts) a hit, a blow
    đòn đá ― a kick

See also

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