ドン

Japanese

Etymology 1

Alternative spelling
首領 (poetic)

From Italian don.

Pronunciation

(Tokyo) ドン [dóꜜǹ] (Atamadaka – [1])[1]
IPA^(key): [dõ̞ɴ]

Noun

ドン • (don)

don (mafia boss)
(by extension, informal) leader

Synonyms

首領(しゅりょう) (shuryō)

Etymology 2

From Vietnamese đồng (銅).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): [dõ̞ɴ]

Noun

ドン • (don)

dong (Vietnamese currency)

References

2006, 大辞林 (Daijirin), Third Edition (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN

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