thuyền

Vietnamese

Pronunciation

  • (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [tʰwiən˨˩]
  • (Huế) IPA(key): [tʰwiəŋ˦˩]
  • (Saigon) IPA(key): [tʰ⁽ʷ⁾iəŋ˨˩]

Etymology 1

    Sino-Vietnamese word from 船 (“watercraft”).

    The Southern form thoàn was once in common use, now completely displaced by thuyền. See also the case of Northern toàn, although in this case the distribution is reversed.

    Alternative forms

    • (Southern Vietnam, obsolete) thoàn

    Noun

    (classifier con, cái, chiếc) thuyền

    1. (nautical) boat
      Synonym: (Central Vietnam) nôốc/nốc
    2. (historical) wooden ship (large water vessel)
      Synonym: tàu
      thuyền/tàu cướp biển/hải tặc
      a pirate ship
    Derived terms

    See also

    Etymology 2

    Romanization

    thuyền

    1. Sino-Vietnamese reading of [[:嬋#Vietnamese|graceful; elegant]]
    Derived terms
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