đê

See also: Appendix:Variations of "de"

Vietnamese

Pronunciation

(Hà Nội) IPA^(key): [ʔɗe˧˧]
(Huế) IPA^(key): [ʔɗej˧˧]
(Hồ Chí Minh City) IPA^(key): [ʔɗej˧˧]

Etymology 1

Sino-Vietnamese word from 堤.

Noun

(classifier con) đê

(geology) dike

Derived terms

đê điều

Etymology 2

Borrowed from French dé.

Noun

đê

The name of the Latin-script letter Đ/đ.
The name of the Latin-script letter D/d.

Usage notes

The letters D and d take this name if they are not treated as alphabetic letters used to represent phonemes (/z/, /j/). For example, in geometry, "point D" is called "điểm đê".

Synonyms

đờ (1)
dê; dờ (2)

Particle

đê

(colloquial) Alternative form of đi (imperative sentence-ending particle)
Thôi dẹp đê!
Oh give me a break!

Etymology 4

Borrowed from French dé.

Noun

(classifier cái) đê

a thimble

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