dựng

Vietnamese

Etymology

From Proto-Vietic *pr-təŋʔ ~ *p-dəŋʔ (causative *pr- prefixed form of *təŋʔ, whence đứng). Cognate with Chut [Rục] pətɨŋ⁴. Compare Bahnar pơdơ̆ng.

Pronunciation

  • (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [zɨŋ˧˨ʔ]
  • (Huế) IPA(key): [jɨŋ˨˩ʔ]
  • (Saigon) IPA(key): [jɨŋ˨˩˨]

Verb

dựng • (𢸞, , 𢫡, 𥩯, 𨀊, , 󰈭)

  1. to make something upstanding; to erect; to raise
  2. to build; to create; to set up

See also