đá
Vietnamese
Pronunciation
- (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [ʔɗaː˧˦]
- (Huế) IPA(key): [ʔɗaː˨˩˦]
- (Hồ Chí Minh City) IPA(key): [ʔɗaː˦˥]
Etymology 1
From Proto-Vietic *l-taːʔ (“rock”); cognate with Arem /atæːˀ/.
Noun
(classifier tảng, hòn, viên, cục) đá (𥒥)
- rock, stone
- (by extension) ice as used for consumption or refrigeration
Derived terms
- cà phê đá (“iced black coffee”)
- cà phê sữa đá (“iced coffee with milk”)
- đá da trời
- đá quý
- mưa đá (“hail”)
- nước chảy đá mòn
- nước đá (“(water with) ice”)
- than đá (“coal”)
See also
Etymology 2
From Proto-Vietic *taʔ; cognate with Arem /tʌːˀ/.
Verb
đá (跢)
- to kick without using the sole
- Con ngựa đá con ngựa đá.
- The horse kicked the stone horse.
- (colloquial, slang) to dump (one's girlfriend, boyfriend, etc.); to abandon
- (Southern Vietnam) to fight each other
- (Southern Vietnam) to go; to come by
- (Southern Vietnam) to eat or drink
Derived terms
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