võ đoán
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Vietnamese
[edit]Etymology
[edit]Sino-Vietnamese word from 武斷.
Pronunciation
[edit]- (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [vɔ˦ˀ˥ ʔɗwaːn˧˦]
- (Huế) IPA(key): [vɔ˧˨ ʔɗwaːŋ˦˧˥]
- (Saigon) 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