dậy

See also: Appendix:Variations of "day"

Vietnamese

Pronunciation

  • (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [zəj˧˨ʔ]
  • (Huế) IPA(key): [jəj˨˩ʔ]
  • (Saigon) IPA(key): [jəj˨˩˨]
  • Homophone: vậy (Southern Vietnam)

Etymology 1

From Proto-Vietic *jərʔ, cognate with Muong dẫl. Doublet of dấy.

Verb

dậy • (曳, 跩, 𧻭, 𧽇, 𧽈)

  1. to wake up
    dậy lúc 8h ― to wake up at 8
    tỉnh dậy ― to wake up; to come to
    đứng dậy ― to get up on one's feet
    trỗi dậy ― to rise vigorously
  2. (literary) to rise
    dậy sóng ― to generate great sensation
    • 1970, “Dậy Mà Đi [Rise and Go]”, Tố Hữu (lyrics), Tôn Thất Lập (music)‎[1]performed by The Voice of Vietnam's Men and Women Choir:
      Dậy mà đi! Dậy mà đi! Dậy mà đi, hỡi đồng bào ơi!
      Rise and go! Rise and go! Rise and go, o compatriots!
Derived terms

See also

Etymology 2

Alternative forms

Particle

dậy

  1. eye dialect spelling of vậy, representing Southern Vietnam Vietnamese
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