thuyền

== Vietnamese == === Pronunciation === (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [tʰwiən˨˩] (Huế) IPA(key): [tʰwiəŋ˦˩] (Saigon) IPA(key): [tʰ⁽ʷ⁾iəŋ˨˩] === Etymology 1 === Sino-Vietnamese word from 船 (“watercraft”). The Southern form thoàn was once in common use, now completely displaced by thuyền. See also the case of Northern toàn, although in this case the distribution is reversed. ==== Alternative forms ==== (Southern Vietnam, obsolete) thoàn ==== Noun ==== (classifier con, cái, chiếc) thuyền (nautical) boat Synonym: (Central Vietnam) nôốc/nốc (historical) wooden ship (large water vessel) Synonym: tàu ===== Derived terms ===== ==== See also ==== tàu (“ship”) === Etymology 2 === ==== Romanization ==== thuyền Sino-Vietnamese reading of [[:嬋#Vietnamese|graceful; elegant]] ===== Derived terms =====