Vietnamese

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Etymology

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-âp reduplication of dềnh.

Pronunciation

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Adjective

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dập dềnh (‑a reduplication dập dà dập dềnh, AABB reduplication dập dập dềnh dềnh)

  1. bobbing (moving gently and vertically, in either a single motion or repeatedly up and down, at or near the surface of a body of water, or similar medium)