vật dụng

Vietnamese

Etymology

Sino-Vietnamese word from 物 (“object, thing”) and 用 (“to use”); this seems to be a Sino-Vietnamese internal calque from đồ dùng.

Pronunciation

• (Hà Nội) IPA^(key): [vət̚˧˨ʔ zʊwŋ͡m˧˨ʔ]
• (Huế) IPA^(key): [vək̚˨˩ʔ jʊwŋ͡m˨˩ʔ]
• (Hồ Chí Minh City) IPA^(key): [vək̚˨˩˨ jʊwŋ͡m˨˩˨] ~ [jək̚˨˩˨ jʊwŋ͡m˨˩˨]

Noun

vật dụng

1. object of everyday use; appliance

   Synonym: đồ dùng