đê

See also: Appendix:Variations of "de"

Vietnamese

Pronunciation

  • (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [ʔɗe˧˧]
  • (Huế) IPA(key): [ʔɗej˧˧]
  • (Saigon) IPA(key): [ʔɗej˧˧]
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Etymology 1

    Sino-Vietnamese word from 堤.

    Noun

    (classifier con) đê

    1. (geology) dike
    Derived terms

    Etymology 2

    Borrowed from French dé.

    Noun

    đê

    1. The name of the Latin script letter Đ/đ.
    2. The name of the Latin script letter D/d.
    Usage notes

    The letters D and d take this name if they are not treated as alphabetic letters used to represent phonemes (/z/, /j/). For example, in geometry, "point D" is called "điểm đê".

    Synonyms

    Etymology 3

    Particle

    đê

    1. (colloquial) alternative form of đi (imperative sentence-ending particle)
      Thôi dẹp đê!
      Oh give me a break!

    Etymology 4

    Borrowed from French dé.

    Noun

    (classifier cái) đê

    1. a thimble
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