đồ dùng

Vietnamese

Etymology

đồ (“thing, good”) +‎ dùng (“to use”). This compound appears to be the source of the synonym vật dụng, through internal calquing.

Pronunciation

(Hà Nội) IPA^(key): [ʔɗo˨˩ zʊwŋ͡m˨˩]
(Huế) IPA^(key): [ʔɗow˦˩ jʊwŋ͡m˦˩]
(Hồ Chí Minh City) IPA^(key): [ʔɗow˨˩ jʊwŋ͡m˨˩]

Noun

đồ dùng

utensil; tool; appliance
Synonym: vật dụng

đồ dùng trong nhà ― household appliances

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