động

See also: đóng, đông, đồng, Đông, đọng, and Appendix:Variations of "dong"

Vietnamese

Pronunciation

(Hà Nội) IPA^(key): [ʔɗəwŋ͡m˧˨ʔ]
(Huế) IPA^(key): [ʔɗəwŋ͡m˨˩ʔ]
(Hồ Chí Minh City) IPA^(key): [ʔɗəwŋ͡m˨˩˨]

Etymology 1

Sino-Vietnamese word from 洞 (“cave”).

Noun

động

cavern
Synonym: hang

Etymology 2

Sino-Vietnamese word from 動 (“to move”).

Verb

động

(only in compounds) to move
to touch

Derived terms

Related terms

đụng

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