đố

See also: Appendix:Variations of "do"

Muong

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ɗo⁵/

Etymology 1

From Proto-Vietic *ɗoh, from Proto-Mon-Khmer *pɗuh ~ *pɗuəh ~ *pɗiəs. Cognate with Vietnamese nổ.

Verb

đố

  1. (Mường Bi) to explode

Etymology 2

Ultimately from Chinese (MC tuX).

Verb

đố

  1. (Mường Bi) to see

References

  • Nguyễn Văn Khang, Bùi Chỉ, Hoàng Văn Hành (2002) Từ điển Mường - Việt (Muong - Vietnamese dictionary)[1], Hanoi: Nhà xuất bản Văn hoá Dân tộc Hà Nội.

Vietnamese

Pronunciation

Etymology 1

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

Noun

đố

  1. stake, as a support

Etymology 2

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium. Particularly: “Probably arose from etymology 3”)

Adverb

đố

  1. (colloquial) not at all
    Lần này thì mày đố có thoátYou cannot be able to run off at all this time.

Etymology 3

Non-Sino-Vietnamese reading of Chinese (SV: đổ).

Verb

đố • (, )

  1. to pose a riddle or a quiz; to ask a question (that one knows the answer of, in order to test intelligence or memory)
  2. to challenge; to defy; to bid defiance (to)
    Synonym: thách
Derived terms