dúi
See also: Appendix:Variations of "dui"
Phalura edit
Etymology 1 edit
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Pronunciation edit
Pronoun edit
dúi (indefinite, Perso-Arabic spelling دُئیۡ)
- other, another (one)
- the other (out of two or more entities referred to)
- any other, sth or sb else
References edit
- Liljegren, Henrik, Haider, Naseem (2011) Palula Vocabulary (FLI Language and Culture Series; 7)[1], Islamabad, Pakistan: Forum for Language Initiatives, →ISBN
Etymology 2 edit
From Sanskrit *दुतीय (dutīya, “second”), a later form of द्वितीय (dvitī́ya).
Pronunciation edit
Determiner edit
dúi (Perso-Arabic spelling دُئیۡ)
- another
- other, some other
Alternative forms edit
- dúe (Biori)
References edit
- Liljegren, Henrik, Haider, Naseem (2011) Palula Vocabulary (FLI Language and Culture Series; 7)[2], Islamabad, Pakistan: Forum for Language Initiatives, →ISBN
- Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985) “dúi”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press
Vietnamese edit
Pronunciation edit
Etymology 1 edit
From Proto-Vietic *-tuːjʔ ~ *-duːs.
Noun edit
(classifier con) dúi
Etymology 2 edit
Alternative forms edit
Adverb edit
dúi
- headlong, headfirst
- 2005, chapter 2, in Cao Tự Thanh, transl., Anh hùng xạ điêu, Văn học, translation of 射雕英雄传 by Jīn Yōng (Kim Dung):
- Y vừa nói vừa bước tới bước lui, chợt sơ ý đạp lên vũng rượu cạnh Khưu Xử Cơ, huỵch một tiếng, ngã dúi vào người Khưu Xử Cơ.
- Speaking and going to and fro at the same time, suddenly he inadvertently stepped in the puddle of rice wine besides Qiū Chǔjī and with a thwack he fell head first into Qiū Chǔjī.