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Vietnamese
Etymology
From Proto-Vietic *tʃɔːŋʔ. Cognate with Tho cɔːŋ⁴.
See also giuống, probably derived from an affixed form.
Pronunciation
Verb
xuống • (𠖈, 𡬈, 𨑜, 𪧍, 𫳭, 𫴋, 𬕹, 𬺗)
- to go downwards; to descend
- to get off (a vehicle)
- xuống xe ― to get off a wheeled vehicle
- xuống tàu ― to get off a train/ship
- to go to (a less developed area, especially a huyện)
- to be in decline
Adverb
xuống • (𠖈, 𡬈, 𨑜, 𪧍, 𫳭, 𫴋, 𬕹, 𬺗)
- downwards
- ngồi xuống ― to sit down
- nằm xuống ― to lie down
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