văn

See also: Appendix:Variations of "van"

Vietnamese

Etymology

Sino-Vietnamese word from 文.

Pronunciation

  • (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [van˧˧]
  • (Huế) IPA(key): [vaŋ˧˧]
  • (Saigon) IPA(key): [vaŋ˧˧] ~ [jaŋ˧˧]
  • Homophones: văng, giăng (South Vietnam)
  • Audio (Hà Nội):(file)

Noun

văn

  1. writing
    đoạn văn ― a paragraph
    giỏi văn ― good at writing
    văn hay chữ đẹp ― eloquent expression, beautiful handwriting
    đạo văn ― to plagiarize written works
  2. clipping of văn học (“literature”)
  3. (education) clipping of ngữ văn (“secondary Vietnamese”)
  4. (only in fixed expressions) language
    văn nói ― spoken language; speech
    văn viết ― written language; text

Derived terms

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