đồng hồ

Vietnamese

Etymology

Sino-Vietnamese word from 銅壺 (“water clock made of a copper vessel”).

Pronunciation

(Hà Nội) IPA^(key): [ʔɗəwŋ͡m˨˩ ho˨˩]
(Huế) IPA^(key): [ʔɗəwŋ͡m˦˩ how˦˩]
(Hồ Chí Minh City) IPA^(key): [ʔɗəwŋ͡m˨˩ how˨˩]

Noun

đồng hồ (銅壺)

a timepiece
đồng hồ quả quýt
pocket watch

đồng hồ báo thức
alarm clock
a meter (device for measuring water, electricity, etc. consumption or kilometers that have been traveled)
đồng hồ nước
water meter

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