thuyền

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Vietnamese

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Alternative forms

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  • (Southern Vietnam, obsolete) thoàn

Etymology

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Sino-Vietnamese word from (watercraft).

The Southern form thoàn was once in common use, now completely displaced by thuyền. See also the case of Northern toàn, although in this case the distribution is reversed.

Pronunciation

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Noun

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(classifier con, cái, chiếc) thuyền

  1. (nautical) a boat
  2. (historical) a wooden ship (large water vessel)
    Synonym: tàu
    thuyền/tàu cướp biển/hải tặc
    a pirate ship

See also

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Derived terms