xuống
Vietnamese
editEtymology
editFrom Proto-Vietic *tʃɔːŋʔ. Cognate with Tho [Cuối Chăm] cɔːŋ⁴.
See also giuống, probably derived from an affixed form.
Pronunciation
edit- (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [suəŋ˧˦]
- (Huế) IPA(key): [suəŋ˦˧˥]
- (Saigon) IPA(key): [suəŋ˦˥]
Audio (Saigon): (file)
Verb
editxuống • (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
editxuống • (𠖈, 𡬈, 𨑜, 𪧍, 𫳭, 𫴋, 𬕹, 𬺗)
- downwards
- ngồi xuống ― to sit down
- nằm xuống ― to lie down
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