dạo
See also: Appendix:Variations of "dao"
Vietnamese
Pronunciation
- (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [zaːw˧˨ʔ]
- (Huế) IPA(key): [jaːw˨˩ʔ]
- (Saigon) IPA(key): [jaːw˨˩˨]
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Etymology 1
(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)
Verb
dạo
- to utter an introductory part of one's speech or instrument
Etymology 2
(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)
Verb
dạo • (𨄹, 𬧖)
Derived terms
- dạo chơi
- đi dạo
Etymology 3
Attested as dao᷃ in the Dictionarium Annamiticum Lusitanum et Latinum (1651). Possibly semantic development arose from etymology 2.
Noun
dạo • (𭧙)
- (chiefly Northern Vietnam) time period; times