động cơ

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Vietnamese

Etymology

Sino-Vietnamese word from 動機; misreading of động ki. The sense "motive; intent" is from Japanese 動機 (dōki, motive)

Pronunciation

Noun

động

  1. motive; intent
  2. motor; engine