đợ

See also: Appendix:Variations of "do"

Vietnamese

Etymology

Pronunciation

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

Verb

đợ • (𫱩)

  1. to pledge (as debt); to pawn; to collateralize

Derived terms

  • bán vợ đợ con ("to bankrupt the family")
  • gán vợ đợ con (to bankrupt the family)
  • ở đợ (𫵦𫱩, to work as an indentured domestic servant)