võ đoán
Vietnamese edit
Etymology edit
Sino-Vietnamese word from 武斷.
Pronunciation edit
- (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [vɔ˦ˀ˥ ʔɗwaːn˧˦]
- (Huế) IPA(key): [vɔ˧˨ ʔɗwaːŋ˦˧˥]
- (Hồ Chí Minh City) IPA(key): [vɔ˨˩˦ ʔɗwaːŋ˦˥] ~ [jɔ˨˩˦ ʔɗwaːŋ˦˥]
Adjective edit
- arbitrary; subjective; dogmatic
- (linguistics) arbitrary; absent of any natural or necessary connections between a word's meaning and its sound
- Theo Saussure, tính võ đoán là đặc trưng quan trọng nhất của ngôn ngữ ― According to Saussure, arbitrariness is one of the most important aspects of a language.
Verb edit
- to make an arbitrary decision