đồng hồ

Vietnamese

Etymology

Sino-Vietnamese word from 銅壺 (“water clock made of a copper vessel”).

Pronunciation

• (Hà Nội) IPA^(key): [ʔɗəwŋ͡m˨˩ ho˨˩]
• (Huế) IPA^(key): [ʔɗəwŋ͡m˦˩ how˦˩]
• (Saigon) IPA^(key): [ʔɗəwŋ͡m˨˩ how˨˩]

Noun

đồng hồ • (銅壺)

1. a clock or watch

   đồng hồ quả quýt

   a pocket watch

   đồng hồ báo thức

   an alarm clock

2. a meter (device for measuring water, electricity, etc. consumption or kilometers that have been traveled)

   đồng hồ nước

   a water meter