dạ
See also: Appendix:Variations of "da"
Vietnamese edit
Pronunciation edit
- (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [zaː˧˨ʔ]
- (Huế) IPA(key): [jaː˨˩ʔ]
- (Hồ Chí Minh City) IPA(key): [jaː˨˩˨]
Audio (Hồ Chí Minh City) (file) - Homophone: giạ (northern Vietnam, southern Vietnam)
Etymology 1 edit
Particle edit
- (Southern Vietnam) yes (answers a question)
- An initial particle to express politeness and respect.
Synonyms edit
- (answers a question): vâng (northern Vietnam)
Derived terms edit
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Interjection edit
dạ
- (Southern Vietnam) yes? (asks for more information with a request)
- (Southern Vietnam) yes (confirms that the user is paying attention)
- (Northern Vietnam, dialectal) say again?
Synonyms edit
- (asks for more information with a request): vâng (northern Vietnam)
- (confirms that the user is paying attention): ờ, ừ (informal)
- (say again): cái gì?
Verb edit
dạ
- to say yes (using the word dạ)
- dạ một tiếng thật dài ― to utter a drawn-out yes
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Etymology 2 edit
From Middle Vietnamese dĕạ, dạ, from Old Chinese 肚 (OC *m-tˤaʔ) (B-S) (SV: đỗ).
Noun edit
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Etymology 3 edit
(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium. Particularly: “Sure looks like a loanword, is this 夜 or is there any compatible French word?”)
Noun edit
dạ
- flannel
- quần áo dạ ― flannel clothing
- chăn dạ ― flannel blanket
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Etymology 4 edit
Romanization edit
dạ
- Sino-Vietnamese reading of 也
- Sino-Vietnamese reading of 亱
- Sino-Vietnamese reading of 唯
- Sino-Vietnamese reading of 夜
- Sino-Vietnamese reading of 射
Derived terms edit
Derived terms
See also edit
References edit
- "dạ" in Hồ Ngọc Đức, Free Vietnamese Dictionary Project (details)