đậy

See also: Appendix:Variations of "day"

Vietnamese

Pronunciation

• (Hà Nội) IPA^(key): [ʔɗəj˧˨ʔ]
• (Huế) IPA^(key): [ʔɗəj˨˩ʔ]
• (Saigon) IPA^(key): [ʔɗəj˨˩˨]

Etymology 1

Non-Sino-Vietnamese reading of Chinese 袋 (“bag, pouch”, SV: đại).

Verb

đậy • (𢂌, 𢫙, 𠰺)

1. to cover (with a lid)

Derived terms

Derived terms

• che đậy (“to conceal”)

 

Etymology 2

Non-Sino-Vietnamese reading of Chinese 代 (“to replace”, SV: đại).

Verb

đậy • (𩂠, 𠸤)

1. (rare, possibly archaic) to substitute; to replace