dã

See also: Appendix:Variations of "da"

Muong

Etymology

From Proto-Vietic *-jaːʔ (“father's elder brother's wife”), from Proto-Austroasiatic *jaʔ (“grandmother”).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /jaː⁴/

Noun

dã

(Sơn La) paternal grandmother
(Mường Bi) stepmother

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.

Portuguese

Alternative forms

dah, dâ, der

Pronunciation

(Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˈdɐ̃/

(Portugal) IPA^(key): /ˈdɐ̃/

Rhymes: -ɐ̃

Interjection

dã!

(Brazil) duh!

Vietnamese

Pronunciation

(Hà Nội) IPA^(key): [zaː˦ˀ˥]
(Huế) IPA^(key): [jaː˧˨]
(Saigon) IPA^(key): [jaː˨˩˦]

Etymology 1

Sino-Vietnamese word from 野 (“wilderness”).

Noun

dã

(only in compounds) wild, savage, rustic

See also

Etymology 2

Verb

dã

to neutralize the effect of (alcohol)