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Etymology
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Pronunciation
Verb
dương
- to visit
References
- Hoàng Văn Ma, Lục Văn Pảo, Hoàng Chí (2006) Từ điển Tày-Nùng-Việt [Tay-Nung-Vietnamese dictionary] (in Vietnamese), Hanoi: Nhà xuất bản Từ điển Bách khoa Hà Nội
- Lương Bèn (2011) Từ điển Tày-Việt [Tay-Vietnamese dictionary] (in Vietnamese), Thái Nguyên: Nhà Xuất bản Đại học Thái Nguyên
Vietnamese
Pronunciation
Etymology 1
Sino-Vietnamese word from 陽.
Noun
dương
- (occult) yang
Adjective
dương
- (occult) having "yang" characteristics, such as "bright", "solar" or "masculine"
- ngày dương ― a "solar", or Gregorian, day
- (mathematics, physics) positive
Derived terms
Antonyms
Etymology 2
Sino-Vietnamese word from 楊.
Noun
(classifier cây) dương
- poplar
Etymology 3
Sino-Vietnamese word from 洋.
Affix
dương
- ocean
Derived terms
Etymology 4
Sino-Vietnamese word from 羊.
Affix
dương
- caprid
Derived terms