dừng

See also: dung, Dung, dùng, đừng, đúng, and dūŋ

Vietnamese

Etymology

Non-Sino-Vietnamese reading of Chinese 停 (“to stop”, SV: đình). Compare đừng.

Pronunciation

• (Hà Nội) IPA^(key): [zɨŋ˨˩]
• (Huế) IPA^(key): [jɨŋ˦˩]
• (Saigon) IPA^(key): [jɨŋ˨˩]

Verb

dừng

1. to stop; to halt

Synonyms

• (to stop): ngừng, ngưng (central Vietnam, southern Vietnam)

Derived terms

Derived terms

• dừng lại