dã man

See also: daman, Daman, and damán

Vietnamese

Etymology

Sino-Vietnamese word from 野蠻 (savage).

Pronunciation

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

Adjective

man

  1. cruel, ruthless
  2. (history) barbarian

Adverb

man

  1. cruelly, ruthlessly
  2. (informal, Southern Vietnam) totally, extremely
    Cái thằng này sao mà ngu dã man!
    You are a total idiot!
    Phim hay dã man!
    That was an awesome movie!

Derived terms

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