đồng hồ
Vietnamese
editEtymology
editSino-Vietnamese word from 銅壺, composed of 銅 (“copper”) and 壺 (“pot”), from Chinese 銅壺/铜壶 (tónghú, “waterclock”, literally “copper pot”)
Pronunciation
edit- (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [ʔɗəwŋ͡m˨˩ ho˨˩]
- (Huế) IPA(key): [ʔɗəwŋ͡m˦˩ how˦˩]
- (Saigon) IPA(key): [ʔɗəwŋ͡m˨˩ how˨˩]
Noun
edit(classifier cái, chiếc) đồng hồ
- a clock or watch
- đồng hồ báo thức ― an alarm clock
- đồng hồ mặt trời ― a sundial
- a meter (device for measuring water, electricity, etc. consumption or kilometers that have been traveled)
- đồng hồ nước ― a water meter
- đồng hồ cát ― an hourglass
Derived terms
edit- đồng hồ quả quýt (“pocket watch”)
- đồng hồ sinh học (“biological clock”)
- đồng hồ tính cước (“taximeter”)
- đồng hồ vạn năng (“multimeter”)
- thợ đồng hồ (“watchmaker”)