đèn

See also: đen, đến, đền, and Appendix:Variations of "den"

Vietnamese

Etymology

Non-Sino-Vietnamese reading of Chinese 燈 (“lamp”; SV: đăng).

Pronunciation

(Hà Nội) IPA^(key): [ɗɛn˨˩]

(Huế) IPA^(key): [ɗɛŋ˦˩]

(Hồ Chí Minh City) IPA^(key): [ɗɛŋ˨˩]

Noun

(classifier ngọn) đèn (畑)

light
light source, source of light

Usage notes

To refer specifically to the light itself, use ánh đèn (“ray of light”) instead.

Derived terms

ánh đèn
bóng đèn
cây đèn
đèn pin

Related terms

sáng

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