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thuyền

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Vietnamese

Alternative forms

  • (Southern Vietnam, obsolete) thoàn

Etymology

Sino-Vietnamese word from (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

  1. (nautical) boat
    Synonym: (Central Vietnam) nôốc/nốc
  2. (historical) wooden ship (large water vessel)
    Synonym: tàu
    thuyền/tàu cướp biển/hải tặc
    a pirate ship

See also

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