đủ

See also: Appendix:Variations of "du"

Vietnamese

Etymology

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Particularly: “If this is from 足, then the parallel in terms of initial to compare to is Viet. đục - M. Bi tuc - Chin. 鑿／凿. In this case, it's less straightforward as there's no comparanda from Hmong-Mien and would also assume that this word was borrowed from a Sinitic form with 去 tone without final stop.”

Cognate with Muong Bi tú.

Pronunciation

(Hà Nội) IPA^(key): [ʔɗu˧˩]
(Huế) IPA^(key): [ʔɗʊw˧˨]
(Saigon) IPA^(key): [ʔɗʊw˨˩˦]

Adverb

đủ • (𨇜, 𨁥, 杜, 覩, 𪜕, 踷, 𬦼)

to be sufficient; to be enough
to be finished; to be over
- 2005, Nguyễn Ngọc Tư, "Huệ lấy chồng" (in Cánh đồng bất tận), Trẻ publishing house
  Chưa đủ lễ thì má Huệ đã khóc òa.
  The ceremony was not yet over when Huệ's mum burst out crying.

Derived terms