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)

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

See also

Derived terms

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