đòi

See also: Appendix:Variations of "doi"

Vietnamese

Pronunciation

• (Hà Nội) IPA^(key): [ʔɗɔj˨˩]
• (Huế) IPA^(key): [ʔɗɔj˦˩]
• (Hồ Chí Minh City) IPA^(key): [ʔɗɔj˨˩]

Noun

(classifier con) đòi • (隊)

1. (obsolete, historical) maid; maidservant; abigail

   con đòi ― a maidservant

   • 15th century, Nguyễn Trãi, “首尾吟 Thủ vĩ ngâm (A Dity of Head and Tail)”, in Quốc âm thi tập (國音詩集):

     昆隊遁楊埃眷

     Con đòi trốn, dường ai quyến.

     The maid fled; meseems someone had enticed her.

Derived terms

Derived terms

• tôi đòi

 

Adjective

đòi • (隊)

1. (obsolete) many, all
   • Late 15th century, Tao Đàn nhị thập bát tú (Twenty-Eight Mansions of Tao Đàn), Hồng Đức Quốc Âm thi tập (Collection of Poem in the Nation's Language), folio 69b

     唯唯隊㝹郡𦛌𦚐

     Dói dói đòi nau quặn ruột rà.

     Sharp and keen are the guts' many twistings and writhings.

See also

Derived terms

• đòi phen

 

Verb

đòi • (𠾕)

1. to claim back, to demand, to ask, to require
2. to summon, to subpoena

See also

Derived terms

• đòi hỏi