đội

See also: đói, đòi, đồi, đỗi, đổi, đời, đợi, and Đội

Vietnamese

Pronunciation

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

Etymology 1

Sino-Vietnamese word from 隊 (“team, group”).

Noun

đội

team

Derived terms

đội đồng ca (“choir”)
quân đội

Etymology 2

non-Sino-Vietnamese reading of Chinese 戴 (SV: đái).[1]

Verb

đội

to carry on one's head
to wear, to put on (only used with pieces of headwear)
Nhớ đội nón bảo hiểm khi ra đường nha.
Remember to wear helmet when you're on the road.

References

Alves, Mark J. Notes on Chinese words in Shorto's Proto-Austroasiatic Reconstructions

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