võ đoán

Vietnamese

Etymology

    Sino-Vietnamese word from 武斷.

    Pronunciation

    • (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [vɔ˦ˀ˥ ʔɗwaːn˧˦]
    • (Huế) IPA(key): [vɔ˧˨ ʔɗwaːŋ˦˧˥]
    • (Saigon) IPA(key): [vɔ˨˩˦ ʔɗwaːŋ˦˥] ~ [jɔ˨˩˦ ʔɗwaːŋ˦˥]

    Adjective

    võ đoán

    1. arbitrary; subjective; dogmatic
    2. (linguistics) arbitrary; absent of any natural or necessary connections between a word's meaning and its sound
      Theo Saussure, tính võ đoán là đặc trưng quan trọng nhất của ngôn ngữ ― According to Saussure, arbitrariness is one of the most important aspects of a language.

    Verb

    võ đoán

    1. to make an arbitrary decision
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