đậu

See also: đầu, đấu, đẩu, đau, đâu, and Appendix:Variations of "dau"

Vietnamese

Pronunciation

(Hà Nội) IPA^(key): [ʔɗəw˧˨ʔ]
(Huế) IPA^(key): [ʔɗəw˨˩ʔ]
(Hồ Chí Minh City) IPA^(key): [ʔɗəw˨˩˨]

Etymology 1

Sino-Vietnamese word from 豆 (“bean”).

Noun

(classifier cây, hạt) đậu

bean
nut

Derived terms

Derived terms

củ đậu (jicama)
đậu bắp (okra)
đậu cô ve (green bean)
đậu hoà lan (snow pea)
đậu khấu (nutmeg)

đậu lăng (lentil)
đậu mắt đen (black-eyed pea)
đậu mùa (smallpox)
đậu nành (soybean)
đậu ngự (lima bean)

đậu phộng (peanut)
đậu phụ (tofu)
đậu rồng (winged bean)
đậu trắng (black-eyed pea)
đậu tương (soybean)

đậu ván (hyacinth bean)
đậu xanh (mung bean)
đậu đen (black bean)
đậu đỏ (azuki bean)
đậu đũa (cowpea)

Etymology 2

Sino-Vietnamese word from 逗.

Verb

đậu

(transitive) to park (bring to a halt)
Đậu xe lại nghỉ.
Park the car and rest.

Cấm đậu xe
No parking
(transitive) to moor
Thuyền đậu lại một ngày ở bến.
The boat was moored at the dock for a day.
(intransitive) to perch, alight
Chim đậu trên cành.
The bird perches on a branch.

Verb

đậu

(chiefly Southern Vietnam) to pass (an examination)

Etymology 4

Sino-Vietnamese word from 痘.

Noun

đậu

variola; smallpox

Synonyms

(bean): đỗ (in Northern dialects only)
(park): đỗ (chiefly in Northern dialects)
(moor): đỗ (chiefly in Northern dialects)
(perch): đỗ (chiefly in Northern dialects)
(pass): đỗ (in Northern dialects only)

Antonyms

(to pass): rớt

References

"đậu" in Hồ Ngọc Đức, Free Vietnamese Dictionary Project (details)

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