ơn

See also: Appendix:Variations of "on"

Vietnamese

Etymology

Non-Sino-Vietnamese reading of Chinese 恩 (SV: ân).

Pronunciation

  • (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [ʔəːn˧˧]
  • (Huế) IPA(key): [ʔəːŋ˧˧]
  • (Saigon) IPA(key): [ʔəːŋ˧˧]

Noun

ơn

  1. favor (deed in which help is voluntarily provided)
    biết ơn ― to be grateful
    ơn trời ― thank god

Derived terms

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