DONG - Definition & Meaning for Kids
Meaning 1
Part of speech: Noun
the basic unit of money in Vietnam
Categories: Vietnamese monetary unit
Synonyms
๐ฑ Word Origin (Etymology)
The word "dong" was borrowed from Korean ๋(ๆด). It started in Old Chinese ้ . Then it appeared in Middle Chinese ้ , which was borrowed from Vietnamese ฤแปng. Many other languages have similar words:.
- Mandarin: ้
๐ Related Words
dong โ A related word in the same word family.
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