đập

See also: Appendix:Variations of "dap"

Vietnamese

Pronunciation

  • (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [ʔɗəp̚˧˨ʔ]
  • (Huế) IPA(key): [ʔɗəp̚˨˩ʔ]
  • (Saigon) IPA(key): [ʔɗəp̚˨˩˨]

Etymology 1

Probably non-Sino-Vietnamese reading of Chinese (to kick, SV: đạp). Compare Proto-Tai *dupᴬ (to pound), Sui tjap⁸ (to smash), Cantonese 𢱕 (dap6, to pound).

Verb

đập • ()

  1. to smash; to bang; to strike
  2. (of heart, pulse) to throb; to beat
Derived terms

Etymology 2

From Proto-Vietic *tap, from Proto-Austroasiatic *dapʔ. Cognate with Khmer ទប់ (tup, to block, dam) and Chrau dəp.

Noun

(classifier con, cái) đập • (𡏽)

  1. dam