tròn

See also: tron, trón, trốn, trọn, trộn, and -tron

Vietnamese

Etymology

From Proto-Vietic *g-lɔːn (round, full (moon)); cognate with Muong tlòn. Compare Proto-Katuic *-lɔɔn (to shape into a ball), Khasi pyllon (round), Proto-Hmong-Mien *ɢlun (round) (whence Iu Mien junh (round, circular)). Compare also trọn.

Pronunciation

  • (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [t͡ɕɔn˨˩]
  • (Huế) IPA(key): [ʈɔŋ˦˩]
  • (Hồ Chí Minh City) IPA(key): [ʈɔŋ˨˩]
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Adjective

tròn • (𧷺, 𡃋, , , , 𣄇)

  1. round, especially circular, elliptical, oval, cylindrical or spherical
    O tròn như quả trứng gà.
    O's oval like an egg.
  2. (mathematics) round
    tròn chục/trăm/nghìndivisible by 10/100/1000
  3. (mathematics, informal) being an integer
    Synonym: chẵn
    làm tròn lên/xuốngto round up/down to the next integer

Adverb

tròn • (𧷺, 𡃋, , , , 𣄇)

  1. completely and thoroughly
    làm tròn bổn phậnto complete your duty
    Đã tròn năm năm kể từ khi sự việc đó xảy ra.
    It has been five full years since that incident.

See also

Derived terms
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