dành

Vietnamese

Pronunciation

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

Etymology 1

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium. Particularly: “The Nôm characters with 亭 and 丁 as phonetic point to earler medial *-d-.”)

Verb

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

1. 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)

 

Etymology 2

Noun

dành • (𦱊)

1. See dành dành.