dậy

See also: day, Day, dày, dây, dạy, and Appendix:Variations of "day"

Vietnamese

Pronunciation

• (Hà Nội) IPA^(key): [zəj˧˨ʔ]
• (Huế) IPA^(key): [jəj˨˩ʔ]
• (Hồ Chí Minh City) IPA^(key): [jəj˨˩˨]
• Homophone: vậy

Etymology 1

From Proto-Vietic *jərʔ, cognate with Muong dẫl. Related to dấy.

Verb

dậy • (曳, 跩, 𧻭, 𧽇, 𧽈)

1. to wake up

   dậy lúc 8h ― to wake up at 8

   tỉnh dậy ― to wake up; to come to

   đứng dậy ― to get up on one's feet

   trỗi dậy ― to rise vigorously

2. (literary) to rise

   Dậy mà đi! Dậy mà đi! Dậy mà đi, hỡi đồng bào ơi!

   Rise again! Rise again! Rise again, o my fellow countrymen!

   dậy sóng ― to generate great sensation

See also

• dấy
• thức

Derived terms

• dậy thì

 

Etymology 2

Alternative forms

• dzậy

Particle

dậy

1. Eye dialect spelling of vậy, representing Southern Vietnam Vietnamese.