đun

Level ≈B2 (approx.) verb Top 5,000 most common

Hanoi [ʔɗun˧˧]Huế [ʔɗun˧˧]Saigon [ʔɗʊwŋ͡m˧˧] browser voice

Syllables · tones

đunlevelngang

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

đun means to heat.

Meanings of đun in English

Verb

to heat

Example sentences with đun

Đun nóng trước lò lên 300°F. Preheat the oven to 300° Fahrenheit.
Chúng tôi đang đun nước. We're boiling water.

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, đun could be written as 焞, 撴. Today Vietnamese is written only in the Latin alphabet.

Etymology

Non-Sino-Vietnamese reading of Chinese 燉 (SV: đốn).

Frequently asked questions

What does đun mean in English?

đun (verb) means "to heat".

How do you pronounce đun?

IPA: Hanoi [ʔɗun˧˧]; Saigon [ʔɗʊwŋ͡m˧˧]. Tones: đun — level tone (ngang).

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.