đồng tiền

Vietnamese

Etymology

Sino-Vietnamese word from 銅錢 (“coin”).

Pronunciation

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

Noun

đồng tiền

coin
currency; money
Short for lúm đồng tiền (“dimple”).

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