đứng

See also: dung, dùng, đúng, đùng, and đừng

Vietnamese

Etymology

From Proto-Vietic *təŋʔ (to stand). Related to dựng, originally the causative form. Cognate with Tho [Cuối Chăm] tɨŋ⁴, Bahnar dơ̆ng, Santali ᱛᱤᱸᱜᱩ (tĩgu), Bondo tɔŋ-. See also Pacoh tayứng (to stand) for more potential cognates.

Pronunciation

  • (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [ʔɗɨŋ˧˦]
  • (Huế) IPA(key): [ʔɗɨŋ˦˧˥]
  • (Saigon) IPA(key): [ʔɗɨŋ˦˥]

Verb

đứng • (𥪸, 𨅸, , )

  1. to stand
  2. (formal) to stand up for
    đứng ra làm chứngto support as a witness
  3. (now colloquial) to halt
    đứng lại cho tôi, hai tên kia!freeze, you two!

Derived terms

Adjective

đứng • (𥪸, 𨅸, , )

  1. (in compounds) motionless; immobile; still
    nước đứngstill water