đướn

Vietnamese

Etymology

Cognate with mainstream Vietnamese dưới; inherited from an unattested Central Old Vietnamese form different from the Northern Old Vietnamese attested in early Nôm texts.

This form appears to be distributed in Thanh Hoá, where *-l > /n/ was a common sound change.

Pronunciation

(Hà Nội) IPA^(key): [ʔɗɨən˧˦]
(Huế) IPA^(key): [ʔɗɨəŋ˦˧˥]
(Hồ Chí Minh City) IPA^(key): [ʔɗɨəŋ˦˥]

Preposition

đướn

North Central Vietnam form of dưới (“under, below”)

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