tuần

See also: Appendix:Variations of "tuan"

Vietnamese

Pronunciation

  • (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [twən˨˩]
  • (Huế) IPA(key): [twəŋ˦˩]
  • (Saigon) IPA(key): [t⁽ʷ⁾əŋ˨˩]
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Etymology 1

    Sino-Vietnamese word from (ten-day period).

    Noun

    tuần

    1. week (any period of seven consecutive days)
      nghỉ hè tám tuần
      to go on an eight-week summer holiday
    2. week (period of seven days in the Gregorian calendar beginning with Sunday or Monday)
    3. one of three ten-day periods in a month in the Vietnamese calendar; a week
    4. a decade of age
    5. a time period
    6. instance, occurrence
      tuần rượu
      a drink (of alcohol)
      tuần hương
      the burn time of a stick of incense
    Usage notes

    As the Gregorian calendar has displaced the Vietnamese lunisolar calendar as a civil calendar, this word has become more closely associated with the former's seven-day week than the latter's ten-day week. Tuần lễ is often used for clarity or emphasis.

    Synonyms
    Hyponyms
    • (period of ten days in the Vietnamese calendar): thượng tuần, trung tuần, hạ tuần
    Derived terms
    See also

    Etymology 2

      Sino-Vietnamese word from

      Verb

      tuần

      1. clipping of đi tuần (to patrol)
      2. clipping of tuần tra (to patrol)

      Noun

      tuần

      1. clipping of tuần phủ

      References