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Muong

Muong cardinal numbers
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    Cardinal : không

Pronunciation

Etymology 1

Borrowed from Vietnamese không.

Numeral

không

  1. zero

Etymology 2

From Proto-Vietic *k-roːŋ (river), from Proto-Mon-Khmer *ruŋ ~ ruuŋ ~ ruəŋ (river); cognate with Vietnamese sông.

Noun

không

  1. river

Vietnamese

Alternative forms

Etymology

Sino-Vietnamese word from (empty, nothing, none).

Pronunciation

Adverb

không

  1. not (negates meaning of verb)
    Tôi không phải người Việt Nam.
    I am not Vietnamese.
  2. idly, without doing anything
    • 1936, Vũ Trọng Phụng, chapter 1, in Số đỏ, Hà Nội báo:
      – Một hào đấy! Bói rẻ còn hơn ngồi không.
      "Here you have a dime! A cheap fortune-teller is still better than sitting without anything to do."

Synonyms

Verb

không

  1. not have; to lack

Adjective

không

  1. without anything added
    cơm khôngonly rice

Interjection

không

  1. (to an affirmative question) no
  2. (to a negative question) yes

Particle

không

  1. question particle

See also

Numeral

Vietnamese cardinal numbers
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    Cardinal : không

không

  1. zero

See also

See also