đánh
Vietnamese
Etymology
From Proto-Vietic *taːɲʔ; cognate with Muong đénh. Related to Chinese 打 (MC taengX|tengX, “to hit, to strike”) (SV: đả).
Pronunciation
Verb
- to strike, usually with your palms or a weapon; to strike, to hit, to beat, to assault, etc.; compare đấm (“to punch”) and đá (“to kick”)
- đánh đòn
- to give (your child) a beating
- (music) to play
- to rub continuously on the surface of something until it's clean or shiny
- đánh răng
- to brush one's teeth
- đánh bóng
- to rub until something becomes shiny; to polish up (reputation)
- đánh giày
- to polish shoes
Derived terms
Derived terms