dớp
See also: Appendix:Variations of "dop"
Vietnamese
Etymology
Doublet of nhớp. The ‹nh-› vs. ‹d-› correspondence can also be seen in pairs such as nhện vs. dện, nhím vs. dím, nhừ vs. dừ, etc. Unlike those pairs however, which are pretty much synonymous, this term seems to have undergone a semantical development from "dirty" > "bad luck".
Pronunciation
Noun
dớp • (, 葉)
- bad luck due to repeated failures beforehand