điệp

See also: diep, diếp, Diep, diệp, Diệp, and Điệp

Vietnamese

Pronunciation

  • (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [ʔɗiəp̚˧˨ʔ]
  • (Huế) IPA(key): [ʔɗiəp̚˨˩ʔ]
  • (Saigon) IPA(key): [ʔɗip̚˨˩˨]

Etymology 1

    Sino-Vietnamese word from 蝶 (“butterfly”).

    The sense of "scallop" is due to the visual similarity between scallop's valves and butterfly's wings when spread.

    Noun

    (classifier con) điệp

    1. (archaic, literary) butterfly
      Synonym: hồ điệp
    2. scallop (bivalve mollusc)
    3. scallop powder (used in papermaking)

    Noun

    (classifier cây) điệp

    1. (Southern Vietnam) Caesalpinia pulcherrima
      Synonyms: điệp đỏ, điệp cúng, kim phượng
    Derived terms

    Etymology 2

      Sino-Vietnamese word from 疊.

      Verb

      điệp

      1. to repeat; to reduplicate
      Derived terms

      Etymology 3

      Romanization

      điệp

      1. Sino-Vietnamese reading of 諜
      Derived terms

      Etymology 4

        Sino-Vietnamese word from 牒.

        Noun

        điệp

        1. (archaic, historical) official message; official letter
        Derived terms
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