đau

See also: Appendix:Variations of "dau"

Vietnamese

Etymology

Cognate with Muong tau and Thavung ตู. See also nau (pain, birth pangs), related through an infixed form.

Pronunciation

  • (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [ʔɗaw˧˧]
  • (Huế) IPA(key): [ʔɗaw˧˧]
  • (Saigon) IPA(key): [ʔɗa(ː)w˧˧]

Verb

đau • (𤴬, )

  1. to be hurt; to be wounded

Adjective

đau • (𤴬, )

  1. sore; aching
  2. hurt; wounded

Derived terms