văn

See also: Appendix:Variations of "van"

Vietnamese

Etymology

    Sino-Vietnamese word from 文.

    Pronunciation

    • (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [van˧˧]
    • (Huế) IPA(key): [vaŋ˧˧]
    • (Saigon) IPA(key): [vaŋ˧˧] ~ [jaŋ˧˧]
    • Homophones: văng, giăng (South Vietnam)
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    Noun

    văn

    1. writing
      đoạn văn ― a paragraph
      giỏi văn ― good at writing
      văn hay chữ đẹp ― eloquent expression, beautiful handwriting
      đạo văn ― to plagiarize written works
    2. clipping of văn học (“literature”)
    3. (education) clipping of ngữ văn (“secondary Vietnamese”)
    4. (only in fixed expressions) language
      văn nói ― spoken language; speech
      văn viết ― written language; text

    Derived terms

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