đồng

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

Vietnamese

Pronunciation

(Hà Nội) IPA^(key): [ɗəwŋ͡m˨˩]
(Huế) IPA^(key): [ɗəwŋ͡m˦˩]
(Hồ Chí Minh City) IPA^(key): [ɗəwŋ͡m˨˩]

Etymology 1

Borrowed from Tai; compare Thai ทุ่ง (tûng).

Noun

(classifier cánh) đồng (垌)

field

Derived terms

Terms derived from đồng

đồng bằng

đồng cỏ

đồng ruộng

Etymology 2

Cognate with Mon ဒံၚ် (tòŋ, “to dance while under daemonic possession; to proceed by leaps”), ဒေါၚ် (tòŋ, “shaman called in to organise kəlok dances”), dialectal Chinese 童 (“shaman; spirit healer; medium”).

Noun

đồng

(only in compounds) medium; sorcerer

Derived terms

Terms derived from đồng

đồng bóng

đồng cốt

lên đồng

Etymology 3

Sino-Vietnamese word from 銅.

Noun

đồng

dong, the unit of currency in Vietnam; Vietnamese dollar. Symbol: ₫.
1. (US) The United States dollar.
2. The ₫ symbol itself.
(colloquial, chiefly Southern Vietnam) a thousand dongs

hai đồng ― two thousand dongs
copper

Derived terms

Terms derived from đồng

đồng bạc

đồng rúp

đồng thau

Etymology 4

Sino-Vietnamese word from 同.

Adjective

đồng

(only in compounds) same

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