đồ dùng

Vietnamese

Etymology

đồ (“thing, good”) +‎ dùng (“to use”). This compound appears to be the source of the synonym vật dụng, through internal calquing.

Pronunciation

  • (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [ʔɗo˨˩ zʊwŋ͡m˨˩]
  • (Huế) IPA(key): [ʔɗow˦˩ jʊwŋ͡m˦˩]
  • (Saigon) IPA(key): [ʔɗow˨˩ jʊwŋ͡m˨˩]

Noun

đồ dùng

  1. utensil; tool; appliance
    Synonym: vật dụng
    đồ dùng trong nhà ― household appliances
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