đong

See also: Appendix:Variations of "dong"

Vietnamese

Etymology

Compare Proto-Katuic *tɔɔŋ (“to strain (liquid)”).

Pronunciation

• (Hà Nội) IPA^(key): [ʔɗawŋ͡m˧˧]
• (Huế) IPA^(key): [ʔɗawŋ͡m˧˧] ~ [ʔɗɔŋ˧˧]
• (Saigon) IPA^(key): [ʔɗawŋ͡m˧˧]

Verb

đong • (冬, 𢫝)

1. to measure (an amount of liquid, etc.)
2. to buy (grains)

See also

Derived terms

• đong đầy
• đong đếm
• đong đo
• đong lường