dông
noun
Hanoi [zəwŋ͡m˧˧]Huế [jəwŋ͡m˧˧]Saigon [jəwŋ͡m˧˧] browser voice
Each syllable carries one of six tones; the mark on the vowel tells you which. How the six tones sound →
dông means a thunderstorm.
Meanings of dông in English
Noun
- a thunderstorm
- dông bão / bão dôngthunderstorms and the like
- đời dông bãoa struggling life
Words with dông
Historical script (chữ Nôm / Hán)
Before the Latin alphabet (chữ Quốc ngữ) became standard, dông could be written as 溶, 𩄱, 𩘨. Today Vietnamese is written only in the Latin alphabet.
Etymology
Cognate with Chut [Mày] katoŋ¹ (Babaev & Samarina, 2018).
Frequently asked questions
What does dông mean in English?
dông (noun) means "a thunderstorm".
How do you pronounce dông?
IPA: Hanoi [zəwŋ͡m˧˧]; Saigon [jəwŋ͡m˧˧]. Tones: dông — level tone (ngang).
What classifier is used with dông?
Common classifiers: cơn, con — for example "một cơn dông" (one a thunderstorm).