どん

See also: とん and ドン

Japanese

Etymology 1

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [dõ̞ɴ]

Noun

どん • (don) 

1. A sound made by one object hitting another. Thud; bang; thump.
2. A word used to indicate the start of a race or competition.

Etymology 2

Shift from 殿(どの) (-dono, honorific suffix).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [dõ̞ɴ]

Suffix

どん • (-don) 

1. (Kagoshima, honorific, dialect) synonym of さん (-san)

Etymology 3

Strengthened form of ど (do-, “very; super”, intensifying prefix).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [dõ̞ɴ]

Prefix

どん • (don-) 

1. extremely; super

Derived terms

• どんじり (donjiri)
• どん底(ぞこ) (donzoko, “(the) very bottom”)
• どん詰(づ)まり (donzumari, “(the) very end; dead end”)
• どんじまい (donjimai)