đon
Definition
- Noun:
- A small bundle or sheaf: Specifically, a traditional Vietnamese measure for harvested rice plants, equivalent to two handfuls.
- (Zoology) Brush-tailed porcupine: A less common, specialized meaning referring to a type of rodent (genus Atherurus).
Usage Examples
Noun (bundle):
- Bà tôi bó lúa thành từng đon nhỏ. (My grandmother tied the rice plants into small bundles.)
- Một đon lúa thường là hai nắm tay. (One đon of rice is typically two handfuls.)
Noun (animal):
- Con đon trong rừng có đuôi như cây chổi. (The brush-tailed porcupine in the forest has a tail like a broom.)
Advanced Usage
- The term "đon" is primarily used in agricultural contexts and is less common in modern daily language. Its usage as a zoological term is highly specialized.
Variants and Related Words
- Bó đon: A tied bundle of rice sheaves.
- Những bó đon được xếp gọn trên ruộng. (The tied bundles were neatly arranged in the field.)
Synonyms
- Sheaf: A bundle of grain stalks.
- Bundle: A collection of things tied together.
- Brush-tailed porcupine: The English name for the animal .
Notes on Meaning
- The primary, most accessible meaning for learners is the agricultural one: a small bundle of harvested rice plants.
- The zoological meaning is a distinct, homographic word (same spelling, different origin and meaning) used in scientific contexts.
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Two gandfuls (of rice plants after reaping)
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