đề-pa

Vietnamese

Alternative forms

• đề-ba

Etymology

Borrowed from French départir.

Pronunciation

• (Hà Nội) IPA^(key): [ʔɗe˨˩ ʔɓaː˧˧], [ʔɗe˨˩ paː˧˧]
• (Huế) IPA^(key): [ʔɗej˦˩ ʔɓaː˧˧], [ʔɗej˦˩ paː˧˧]
• (Saigon) IPA^(key): [ʔɗej˨˩ ʔɓaː˧˧], [ʔɗej˨˩ paː˧˧]
• Phonetic spelling: đề ba, đề pa

Noun

đề-pa

1. (Southern Vietnam, of a car engine) to set off