chuyền

See also: chuyên, chuyện, chuyển, and chuyến

Vietnamese

Etymology

Non-Sino-Vietnamese reading of Chinese 傳 (SV: truyền). Doublet of truyền, truyện, chuyện, and đồn.

The initial ‹ch-› here and in chuyện possibly results from a sound change insides Vietnamese, different from, and later than the one which yields ‹ch-› in chạp, chàng, & possibly also chuồng.

Pronunciation

(Hà Nội) IPA^(key): [t͡ɕwiən˨˩]
(Huế) IPA^(key): [t͡ɕwiəŋ˦˩]
(Saigon) IPA^(key): [c⁽ʷ⁾iəŋ˨˩]

Verb

chuyền • (傳, 纏, 轉, 摶)

to pass to, usually by tossing, throwing, kicking, etc.
chuyền bóng ― to pass the ball to

Khỉ chuyền từ cành này sang cành nọ.
The monkey passes from one branch to another.
1. (clarification of this definition is needed) a game that involves tossing balls
  chơi chuyền ― to play this game
  
  hòn chuyền ― any ball (usually tennis ball) involved in the game

Derived terms