Vietnamese

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Etymology

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Sino-Vietnamese word from (number, several, count, fate). Perhaps also a clipping of chữ số (digit) and a semantic loan from English digital (see also kĩ thuật số (digital, literally based on "digit/number-based" technology). Compare French numérique (numerical; digital).

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Noun

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(classifier con) số (𢼂, , )

  1. (mathematics, grammar) number
    đếm từ số một đến số mườito count from one to ten
    số bốnthe number four
    cộng sai một sốto be off by one [number]
    số nhiềuthe plural; the majority
  2. size
  3. amount; count
    số tiền thu đượcrevenue (amount of money collected)
    số vé đã bán đượcticket sales (number of tickets sold)

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Noun

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số (𢼂, , , 𥐈, )

  1. destiny; fate; lot
    số vất vảa fate of hardship
  2. (publishing) issue (a single edition of a newspaper or other periodical publication)
    số tháng 9-2016the September issue of 2016
  3. (automotive) gear

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số

  1. digital
  2. (slang) gangsta-like; with attitude

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