nguyên do

Vietnamese

Etymology

    Sino-Vietnamese word from 原由, composed of and .

    Pronunciation

    • (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [ŋwiən˧˧ zɔ˧˧]
    • (Huế) IPA(key): [ŋwiəŋ˧˧ jɔ˧˧]
    • (Saigon) IPA(key): [ŋwiəŋ˧˧ jɔ˧˧]

    Noun

    nguyên do

    1. a cause (esp. deep or fundamental); a reason; a motive