đứng

From Proto-Vietic *təŋʔ (“to stand”). Related to dựng, originally the causative form. Cognate with Tho [Cuối Chăm] tɨŋ⁴, Bahnar dơ̆ng, Santali ᱛᱤᱸᱜᱩ (tĩgu), Bondo tɔŋ-. See also Pacoh tayứng (“to stand”) for more potential cognates.

• (Hà Nội) IPA^(key): [ʔɗɨŋ˧˦]
• (Huế) IPA^(key): [ʔɗɨŋ˦˧˥]
• (Saigon) IPA^(key): [ʔɗɨŋ˦˥]

đứng • (𥪸, 𨅸, 等, 頂)

1. to stand
2. (formal) to stand up for

   đứng ra làm chứng ― to support as a witness

3. (now colloquial) to halt

   đứng lại cho tôi, hai tên kia! ― freeze, you two!

đứng • (𥪸, 𨅸, 等, 頂)

1. (in compounds) motionless; immobile; still

   nước đứng ― still water