đốn

verb

Hanoi [ʔɗon˧˦]Huế [ʔɗoŋ˦˧˥]Saigon [ʔɗoŋ˦˥] browser voice

Syllables · tones

đốnrisingsắc

Each syllable carries one of six tones; the mark on the vowel tells you which. How the six tones sound →

đốn means to fell.

Meanings of đốn in English

Verb

to fell (a tree)
- đốn câyto fell trees

Words with đốn

đốn mạt

Example sentences with đốn

Mỗi ngày người ta đốn hạ hàng ngàn cây xanh trên thế giới. Every day people cut down thousands of trees in the world.

Bilingual example sentences from Tatoeba (tatoeba.org, CC BY 2.0 FR).

Historical script (chữ Nôm / Hán)

Before the Latin alphabet (chữ Quốc ngữ) became standard, đốn could be written as 扽, 頓. Today Vietnamese is written only in the Latin alphabet.

Etymology

From Old Chinese 斷 (OC *tˤo[n]ʔ) (B-S) (SV: đoạn).

Frequently asked questions

What does đốn mean in English?

đốn (verb) means "to fell".

How do you pronounce đốn?

IPA: Hanoi [ʔɗon˧˦]; Saigon [ʔɗoŋ˦˥]. Tones: đốn — rising tone (sắc).

Meanings, pronunciation and etymology from English Wiktionary (wiktionary.org, via kaikki.org; CC BY-SA 4.0), reviewed and edited; example sentences from Tatoeba (CC BY 2.0 FR). IPA shown for three accents: Hanoi (Northern), Huế (Central) and Saigon (Southern). The Listen button uses your browser's Vietnamese voice, for reference only. Spotted a mistake? Let NgonNgu know.