ơn

See also: Appendix:Variations of "on"

Vietnamese

Etymology

Non-Sino-Vietnamese reading of Chinese 恩 (SV: ân).

Pronunciation

• (Hà Nội) IPA^(key): [ʔəːn˧˧]
• (Huế) IPA^(key): [ʔəːŋ˧˧]
• (Saigon) IPA^(key): [ʔəːŋ˧˧]

Noun

ơn

1. favor (deed in which help is voluntarily provided)

   biết ơn ― to be grateful

   ơn trời ― thank god

See also

Derived terms

• cảm ơn
• cám ơn
• làm ơn
• làm ơn mắc oán
• ơn nghĩa