đê
See also: Appendix:Variations of "de"
Vietnamese edit
Pronunciation edit
Etymology 1 edit
Sino-Vietnamese word from 堤.
Noun edit
(classifier con) đê
Derived terms edit
Etymology 2 edit
Noun edit
đê
- The name of the Latin-script letter Đ.
- The name of the Latin-script letter D.
Usage notes edit
The letters D and d take this name if they are not treated as alphabetic letters used to represent phonemes (/z/, /j/). For example, in geometry, "point D" is called "điểm đê".
Synonyms edit
Etymology 3 edit
Particle edit
đê
- (colloquial) Alternative form of đi (imperative sentence-ending particle)
- Thôi dẹp đê!
- Oh give me a break!
Etymology 4 edit
Noun edit
(classifier cái) đê
- a thimble