đê

See also: Appendix:Variations of "de"

Vietnamese

Pronunciation

• (Hà Nội) IPA^(key): [ʔɗe˧˧]
• (Huế) IPA^(key): [ʔɗej˧˧]
• (Saigon) IPA^(key): [ʔɗej˧˧]

Etymology 1

Sino-Vietnamese word from 堤.

Noun

(classifier con) đê

1. (geology) dike

Derived terms

• đê điều

Etymology 2

Borrowed from French dé.

Noun

đê

1. The name of the Latin-script letter Đ/đ.
2. The name of the Latin-script letter D/d.

Usage notes

The letters D and d take this name if they are not treated as alphabetic letters used to represent phonemes (/z/, /j/). For example, in geometry, "point D" is called "điểm đê".

Synonyms

• đờ (1)
• dê; dờ (2)

Etymology 3

Particle

đê

1. (colloquial) Alternative form of đi (imperative sentence-ending particle)

   Thôi dẹp đê!

   Oh give me a break!

Etymology 4

Borrowed from French dé.

Noun

(classifier cái) đê

1. a thimble