tốn

See also: Appendix:Variations of "ton"

Vietnamese

Pronunciation

• (Hà Nội) IPA^(key): [ton˧˦]
• (Huế) IPA^(key): [toŋ˦˧˥]
• (Saigon) IPA^(key): [toŋ˦˥]

Etymology 1

Non-Sino-Vietnamese reading of Chinese 損 (SV: tổn).

Verb

tốn

1. to pay for, to spend; to cost, to consume

Derived terms

Derived terms

• tiêu tốn
• tốn kém

 

Etymology 2

Sino-Vietnamese word from 巽.

Noun

tốn

1. Xun, one of the eight trigrams