đốn

See also: Appendix:Variations of "don"

Vietnamese

Etymology

From Old Chinese 斷 (OC *tˤo[n]ʔ) (B-S) (SV: đoạn).

Pronunciation

• (Hà Nội) IPA^(key): [ʔɗon˧˦]
• (Huế) IPA^(key): [ʔɗoŋ˦˧˥]
• (Saigon) IPA^(key): [ʔɗoŋ˦˥]

Verb

đốn • (扽, 頓, 顿)

1. to fell (a tree)

   đốn cây ― to fell trees