toán

Vietnamese

Pronunciation

• (Hà Nội) IPA^(key): [twaːn˧˦]
• (Huế) IPA^(key): [twaːŋ˦˧˥]
• (Saigon) IPA^(key): [t⁽ʷ⁾aːŋ˦˥]

Etymology 1

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Noun

toán

1. (rather literary) a bunch; a gang (typically, of unfriendly people)

Etymology 2

Sino-Vietnamese word from 算 (“to calculate”).

Noun

toán

1. (education) mathematics; math(s)

   làm toán

   to do math homework

See also

• toán học