dã man

See also: daman, Daman, and damán

Vietnamese

Etymology

Sino-Vietnamese word from 野蠻 (“savage”).

Pronunciation

(Hà Nội) IPA^(key): [zaː˦ˀ˥ maːn˧˧]
(Huế) IPA^(key): [jaː˧˨ maːŋ˧˧]
(Hồ Chí Minh City) IPA^(key): [jaː˨˩˦ maːŋ˧˧]

Adjective

cruel, ruthless
(historical) barbarian

Adverb

cruelly, ruthlessly
(informal, Southern Vietnam) totally, extremely
Cái thằng này sao mà ngu dã man!
You are a total idiot!

Phim hay dã man!
That was an awesome movie!

Derived terms

dã man tàn bạo

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