đồng hồ

Vietnamese

Etymology

Sino-Vietnamese word from 銅壺, composed of 銅 (“copper”) and 壺 (“pot”), from Chinese 銅壺／铜壶 (tónghú, “waterclock”, literally “copper pot”)

Pronunciation

(Hà Nội) IPA^(key): [ʔɗəwŋ͡m˨˩ ho˨˩]
(Huế) IPA^(key): [ʔɗəwŋ͡m˦˩ how˦˩]
(Hồ Chí Minh City) IPA^(key): [ʔɗəwŋ͡m˨˩ how˨˩]

Noun

(classifier cái, chiếc) đồng hồ

a clock or watch
đồng hồ báo thức ― an alarm clock

đồng hồ mặt trời ― a sundial
a meter (device for measuring water, electricity, etc. consumption or kilometers that have been traveled)
đồng hồ nước ― a water meter

đồng hồ cát ― an hourglass

Derived terms

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