đồ

See also: Appendix:Variations of "do"

Vietnamese

Pronunciation

Etymology 1

Noun

đồ • (圖, 龱, 徒, 途, 塗, 𣘊)

  1. (collective) unspecified stuff or things
  2. (Southern Vietnam) the thing that is used for...; the whatsit that is used for...; -er
    Synonym: cái
    cái/đồ đánh trứng ― a whisk (literally, “the whatsit that's used for whisking eggs”)
  3. (by extension) belongings
  4. (by extension) clothes
    đồ tây ― Western clothings
Derived terms

Etymology 2

    Sino-Vietnamese word from 徒.

    Particle

    đồ

    1. (derogatory) A contemptible person. Used with nouns or adjectives to form insults.
      Đồ chó đẻ!
      You bitch! / You bastard!
      Đồ vũ phu!
      You brute!
      Đồ độc ác!
      You cruel evil one!
      Đồ ngu!
      You idiot!

    Etymology 3

    From Proto-Vietic *doː. Cognate with Muong tồ.

    Verb

    đồ • (途, 塗)

    1. to steam (glutinous rice)
      đồ xôi ― to steam glutinous rice

    Etymology 4

    From French do

    Alternative forms

    Noun

    (classifier nốt) đồ

    1. (music) do, C (note)

    Etymology 5

      Sino-Vietnamese word from 圖 (“diagram; chart; map; picture”).

      Verb

      đồ

      1. to trace (a drawing or painting)
      2. to duplicate (a drawing or painting)
      Derived terms

      Etymology 6

      Romanization

      đồ

      1. Sino-Vietnamese reading of 屠
      Derived terms
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