đá

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Vietnamese

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Pronunciation

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Etymology 1

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From Proto-Vietic *l-taːʔ (rock). Cognate with Arem atæːˀ.

Schuessler (2007) claims that this Vietic word and Khmer ដា (daa) might be related to Chinese (OC *dAk) (B-S) (SV: thạch). However, this is unlikely due to both

  • the mismatch between final *-k and *-ʔ (unless Chinese added "the familiar final -k" after foreign *-ʔ, resulting in *-ʔ-k > *-k; for an analogy, Chinese (OC *naʔ) > Chinese (OC *nak))
  • and the fact the Khmer word is likely borrowed from Vietnamese or another Vietic language instead of inheriting from a common source.

Noun

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(classifier tảng, hòn, viên, cục) đá (𥒥, )

  1. rock, stone
  2. (by extension) ice as used for consumption or refrigeration
  3. (slang) meth, methamphetamine
Usage notes
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  • tảng is often used to refer to big rocks, viên to small stones, hòn to mid-sized or small stones/rocks. cục is the colloquial classifier, used for stones and rocks of all sizes, although usually on the smaller side.
  • the above "rule" is not always followed.
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Etymology 2

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From Proto-Vietic *taʔ. Cognate with Arem tʌːˀ.

Verb

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đá (, )

  1. to kick
    Con ngựa đá con ngựa đá.
    The horse kicked the stonen horse.
    các đòn đá taekwondotaekwondo kicks
  2. (colloquial, slang) to dump (one's girlfriend, boyfriend, etc.); to abandon
  3. (Southern Vietnam) to fight each other
  4. (Southern Vietnam) to go; to come by
  5. (Northern Vietnam) to eat or drink
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Derived terms

Noun

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(classifier , đòn) đá (, )

  1. a kick