dính

Vietnamese

Etymology

Cognate with Chut [Mày] patĭŋ³ (Babaev & Samarina, 2018).

Formally, this looks like a causative prefixed (Proto-Vietic prefix *pr- ~ *p-) derivative of a root. This root is probably of Sinitic origin and related to the modern Sino-Vietnamese morpheme định (定), i.e. "to make fixed" or "to cause to be fixed". Another possibility is that the root is related to đính (釘) instead.

Pronunciation

Verb

dính • (酩, 穎, 𬗀, 粘, 颖, 訂, 性)

  1. to stick; to glue
  2. (colloquial) to be involved in

Adjective

dính • (酩, 穎, 𬗀, 粘, 颖, 訂, 性)

  1. sticky; gluey

Derived terms

  • chắp dính
  • chất kết dính
  • dấp dính
  • dây dính
  • dính dáng (to be involved in)
  • dính dấp
  • dính líu
  • dính nhớp
  • kết dính
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