đựng

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Syllables · tones

đựngheavynặng

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đựng means to contain; to hold.

Meanings of đựng in English

Verb

to contain, to hold

Words with đựng

chịu đựng chứa đựng

Example sentences with đựng

Thợ săn bị mất ống đựng tên. The hunter lost his quiver.
Rượu vang là thơ ca đựng trong chai. Wine is poetry in bottles.
Anh ấy đã mở bức thư và ném bì thư vào thùng rác đựng giấy. He opened the letter and tossed the envelope into the paper bin.

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, đựng could be written as 𡓂, 𬪐. Today Vietnamese is written only in the Latin alphabet.

Etymology

From Proto-Mon-Khmer *d(ɯə)ŋʔ (“to receive”). Cognate with Old Mon dūṅ (modern Mon ဒုၚ် (tɜ̀ŋ, “to receive, to accept”)).

Frequently asked questions

What does đựng mean in English?

đựng (verb) means "to contain; to hold".

How do you pronounce đựng?

IPA: Hanoi [ʔɗɨŋ˧˨ʔ]; Saigon [ʔɗɨŋ˨˩˨]. Tones: đựng — heavy tone (nặng).

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.