phôn

• IPA^(key): /phon/

phôn

1. (ordinal number) first
2. the start, origin; of first

From Proto-Tai *C̥.wɯnᴬ (“rain”). Cognate with Thai ฝน (fǒn), Northern Thai ᨺᩫ᩠ᨶ, Lao ຝົນ (fon), Lü ᦚᦳᧃ (ḟun), Tai Dam ꪶꪠꪙ, Shan ၽူၼ် (phǔun) or ၾူၼ် (fǔun), Ahom 𑜇𑜤𑜃𑜫 (phun), Zhuang fwn, Nong Zhuang paen, Tai Do phốn, Saek หวึ่น. Compare Sui fenl (“rain”), Southern Kam bienl (“rain”).

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phôn

1. rain

From Proto-Tai *C̥.wɯnᴬ (“rain”). Cognate with Thai ฝน (fǒn), Northern Thai ᨺᩫ᩠ᨶ, Lao ຝົນ (fon), Lü ᦚᦳᧃ (ḟun), Tai Dam ꪶꪠꪙ, Shan ၽူၼ် (phǔun) or ၾူၼ် (fǔun), Ahom 𑜇𑜤𑜃𑜫 (phun), Zhuang fwn, Nong Zhuang paen, Tai Do phốn, Saek หวึ่น. Compare Sui fenl (“rain”), Southern Kam bienl (“rain”).

• (Thạch An – Tràng Định) IPA^(key): [pʰon˧˥]
• (Trùng Khánh) IPA^(key): [pʰon˦]

phôn

1. rain

English phone

• (Hà Nội) IPA^(key): [fon˧˧]
• (Huế) IPA^(key): [foŋ˧˧]
• (Saigon) IPA^(key): [foŋ˧˧]

(classifier cái) phôn

1. (informal, dated or Overseas Vietnamese) telephone
   • 1972 [1969 March 10], Mario Puzo, translated by Ngọc Thứ Lang, Bố Già‎^[1], Phương Đông Publishing House, translation of The Godfather (in English), page 77:

     Hắn hầu như quên khuấy vụ thằng Johnny, cho đến khi nhỏ thư ký báo có điện thoại từ California. Nó vừa cầm phôn lên, nói: — Hagen đây.

     [original: He had almost forgotten the Johnny Fontane problem when his secretary told him California was calling. He felt a little thrill of anticipation as he picked up the phone and said, “Hagen here.”]

     He had almost forgotten the problem with Johnny until his secretary told him there was a telephone call from California. Picking up the telephone, he said, “Hagen here.”

   • 2021 December 2, “Bộ Y tế kêu gọi chích liều tăng cường và việc phòng ngừa để giảm lây lan COVID-19 và biến thể mới”, in Fairfax County Emergency Information‎^[2], Fairfax, Virginia, translation of Health Department Urges Boosters and Prevention Strategies to Reduce Spread of COVID-19 and Emerging Variants:

     Trả lời phôn nếu người liên lạc của sở y tế (nhân viên điều tra) gọi như một phần của việc điều tra và truy tìm liên hệ mật thiết với người bị nhiễm.

     [original: Answer the call if contacted by a health department contact tracer (investigator) as part of a case investigation and contact tracing efforts.]

     Answer the telephone if a health department’s contact person (investigator) calls as part of an investigation and contact tracing effort about someone who contracted [COVID-19].

• (telephone): điện thoại, dây nói

phôn

1. (informal, dated or Overseas Vietnamese) to telephone (to call someone)
   • 1972 [1969 March 10], Mario Puzo, translated by Ngọc Thứ Lang, Bố Già‎^[3], Phương Đông Publishing House, translation of The Godfather (in English), page 313:

     Không đi đâu hết. Con bồ mày phôn tới bảo tối nay nó cóc ngủ với màu đâu. Mày dám cho con điếm số phôn nhà tao hả? Tao giết chết mày.

     [original: You’re not going anyplace. Your girl friend called and said she can’t make it tonight. You lousy bastard, you have the nerve to give your whores my phone number. I’ll kill you, you bastard.]