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Vietnamese
- (Southern Vietnam, obsolete) thoàn
Etymology
Sino-Vietnamese word from 船 (“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
Noun
(classifier con, cái, chiếc) thuyền
- (nautical) a boat
- (historical) a wooden ship (large water vessel)
- Synonym: tàu
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