See also: とん and ドン

Japanese

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Etymology 1

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Pronunciation

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Noun

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どん (don

  1. A sound made by one object hitting another. Thud; bang; thump.
  2. A word used to indicate the start of a race or competition.

Etymology 2

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Shift from 殿(どの) (-dono, honorific suffix).[1]

Pronunciation

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Suffix

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どん (-don

  1. (Kagoshima, honorific, dialect) synonym of さん (-san)

Etymology 3

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Strengthened form of (do-, very; super, intensifying prefix).[1]

Pronunciation

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Prefix

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どん (don-

  1. extremely; super
Derived terms
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References

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  1. 1.0 1.1 どん”, in デジタル大辞泉 [Digital Daijisen]‎[1] (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Shogakukan, updated roughly every four months