võ đoán

Vietnamese

Etymology

Sino-Vietnamese word from 武斷.

Pronunciation

• (Hà Nội) IPA^(key): [vɔ˦ˀ˥ ʔɗwaːn˧˦]
• (Huế) IPA^(key): [vɔ˧˨ ʔɗwaːŋ˦˧˥]
• (Saigon) IPA^(key): [vɔ˨˩˦ ʔɗwaːŋ˦˥] ~ [jɔ˨˩˦ ʔɗwaːŋ˦˥]

Adjective

võ đoán

1. arbitrary; subjective; dogmatic
2. (linguistics) arbitrary; absent of any natural or necessary connections between a word's meaning and its sound

   Theo Saussure, tính võ đoán là đặc trưng quan trọng nhất của ngôn ngữ ― According to Saussure, arbitrariness is one of the most important aspects of a language.

Verb

võ đoán

1. to make an arbitrary decision