đàn

See also: Đan, đạn, and Appendix:Variations of "dan"

Vietnamese

Pronunciation

  • (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [ʔɗaːn˨˩]
  • (Huế) IPA(key): [ʔɗaːŋ˦˩]
  • (Saigon) IPA(key): [ʔɗaːŋ˨˩]

Etymology 1

Inherited from Proto-Vietic *daːn.

Alternative forms

Noun

đàn • (彈)

  1. large number of animals associated together in a group: flock, herd, school (of fish), murder (of crows), etc.
    Synonym: bầy
Derived terms

Etymology 2

Sino-Vietnamese word from 彈 (“to play (a musical instrument)”).

Alternative forms

Noun

(classifier cây, cái, chiếc) đàn

  1. a number of musical instruments (properly a string instrument, though used for a few non-string instruments)
Derived terms

Verb

đàn

  1. to play (a string instrument)

Etymology 3

Sino-Vietnamese word from 壇.

Noun

đàn

  1. (rare, chiefly in compounds) raised ground or high platform for worship
    đàn tế ― altar
    đàn Nam Giao ― Esplanade of Sacrifice to the Heaven and Earth
Derived terms
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