động cơ

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Vietnamese

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Etymology

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Sino-Vietnamese word from 動機. The sense "motive; intent" is from Japanese 動機 (dōki, motive)

Pronunciation

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Noun

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động

  1. motive; intent
    động cơ gây ánone's motive for committing a crime
  2. (machinery) motor; engine