điển

See also: Appendix:Variations of "dien"

Vietnamese

Etymology

Sino-Vietnamese word from 典 (“law, canon”).

Pronunciation

• (Hà Nội) IPA^(key): [ʔɗiən˧˩]
• (Huế) IPA^(key): [ʔɗiəŋ˧˨]
• (Hồ Chí Minh City) IPA^(key): [ʔɗiəŋ˨˩˦]

Noun

điển

1. (only in compounds) classical book, classical example, literary allusion
2. (only in compounds) statute, code
3. (only in compounds) compendium

Derived terms

• cổ điển (classical, classic)
• tự điển (dictionary)