đồn

Level ≈B1 (approx.) nounverb Sino-Vietnamese Top 3,000 most common

Hanoi [ʔɗon˨˩]Huế [ʔɗoŋ˦˩]Saigon [ʔɗoŋ˨˩] browser voice

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đồnfallinghuyền

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đồn means military post; station.

Chinese characters: 屯

Meanings of đồn in English

Noun

military post (bigger than a bốt)
frontier station

Verb

to spread a rumour

Words with đồn

đồn điền đồn đại tin đồn đồn trú đồn đột

Example sentences with đồn

Người ta đồn rằng có kho báu cất giấu ở đó. It's rumored there are treasures hidden there.

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, đồn could be written as 𧦖. Today Vietnamese is written only in the Latin alphabet.

Etymology

Sino-Vietnamese word from 屯.

Frequently asked questions

What does đồn mean in English?

đồn (noun) means "military post; station".

How do you pronounce đồn?

IPA: Hanoi [ʔɗon˨˩]; Saigon [ʔɗoŋ˨˩]. Tones: đồn — falling tone (huyền).

Is đồn a Sino-Vietnamese word?

Yes. đồn is a Sino-Vietnamese word from the Chinese characters 屯.

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. Levels are approximate, estimated from word frequency. Spotted a mistake? Let NgonNgu know.