rốn
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Hanoi [zon˧˦]Huế [ʐoŋ˦˧˥]Saigon [ɹoŋ˦˥] browser voice
Each syllable carries one of six tones; the mark on the vowel tells you which. How the six tones sound →
rốn means navel; belly button.
Classifier: cái — e.g. một cái rốn (one navel)
Meanings of rốn in English
Noun
- Northern Vietnam navel; belly button
Example sentences with rốn
- Lúc tôi còn đang ở trong bụng mẹ, tôi thử nhìn ngôi nhà mà tôi sẽ được sinh ra qua lỗ rốn, rồi tôi nghĩ: "Nhà thế này thì không được rồi." When I was inside my mother's womb, I looked through my mother's navel at the house where I would be born and I thought: "This won't do".
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, rốn could be written as 𦜞, 𦠆, 𦡋. Today Vietnamese is written only in the Latin alphabet.
Etymology
From Proto-Vietic *p-suːɲʔ. Cognate with Muong Bi thủnh.
Frequently asked questions
What does rốn mean in English?
rốn (noun) means "navel; belly button".
How do you pronounce rốn?
IPA: Hanoi [zon˧˦]; Saigon [ɹoŋ˦˥]. Tones: rốn — rising tone (sắc).
What classifier is used with rốn?
Common classifiers: cái — for example "một cái rốn" (one navel).