động cơ

Vietnamese

Etymology

Sino-Vietnamese word from 動機. The sense "motive; intent" is from Japanese 動機 (dōki, “motive”)

Pronunciation

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

Noun

động cơ

  1. state of someone's mind when committing a crime; motive, intent
    động cơ gây án ― one's motive for committing a crime
  2. (machinery) motor; engine
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