dành

Vietnamese

Pronunciation

(Hà Nội) IPA^(key): [zajŋ̟˨˩]
(Huế) IPA^(key): [jɛɲ˦˩]
(Hồ Chí Minh City) IPA^(key): [jan˨˩]

Etymology 1

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Verb

dành • (停, 仃, 𪩧, 𤔷, 𪺓, 𧶄, 󰕣, 𠯼, 𠱷, 𠴔, 爭)

to save up; to reserve (for)
dành thời gian ― to spend time (on)

Derived terms

dành dụm (to save for later)
để dành (to set aside)

Noun

dành • (𦱊)

See dành dành.

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