đực

See also: đức, Đức, duc, dục, and dūc

Vietnamese

Pronunciation

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

Etymology 1

From Proto-Vietic *dək (“male”); non-Sino-Vietnamese reading of Chinese 特 (SV: đặc). Compare Thai ถึก (tʉ̀k).

Adjective

đực • (特, 󱙙, 𬌣)

  1. (of a non-human and non-avian species of animal or plant or their reproductive organs) male
    mèo đực ― a male cat
    (of men) đực rựa ― male as heck; freaking male
    Nghĩ sao con gái mà vô ở chung phòng với một bọn đực rựa?
    How the hell is it okay for a girl to stay with a roomful of dudes?

See also

Etymology 2

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Adjective

đực

  1. (colloquial) absent-minded
    đực mặt ― with a blank expression
    đứng đực ― to stand absent-mindedly
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