đao

See also: dao, Dao, dạo, Đao, đào, Đào, đảo, and đạo

Vietnamese

Pronunciation

(Hà Nội) IPA^(key): [ʔɗaːw˧˧]
(Huế) IPA^(key): [ʔɗaːw˧˧]
(Hồ Chí Minh City) IPA^(key): [ʔɗaːw˧˧]

Etymology 1

Sino-Vietnamese word from 刀.

Noun

(classifier thanh) đao

a Chinese sabre

Derived terms

cá đao (“swordfish”)

See also

dao (“knife”)

Etymology 2

Sino-Vietnamese word from 刀, borrowed from Japanese 刀 (katana, tō)

Noun

đao

(rare) a katana

Etymology 3

Borrowed from English Down, from the name of John Langdon Down

Alternative forms

Đao

Noun

đao

Down syndrome

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