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đồ

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Vietnamese

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Pronunciation

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Etymology 1

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Particularly: “Possibly just and thus cognate of Khmer តួ (tuə) and Thai ตัว (dtuua).”

Noun

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đồ (, , , , , 𣘊)

  1. (collective) unspecified stuff or things
  2. (Southern Vietnam) the thing that is used for...; the whatsit that is used for...; -er
    Synonym: cái
    cái/đồ đánh trứnga whisk (literally, “the whatsit that's used for whisking eggs”)
  3. (by extension) belongings
  4. (by extension) clothes
    đồ tâyWestern clothings
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Etymology 2

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    Sino-Vietnamese word from .

    Particle

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    đồ

    1. (derogatory) A contemptible person. Used with nouns or adjectives to form insults.
      Đồ chó má!
      You bitch! / You cur!
      Đồ vũ phu!
      You brute!
      Đồ độc ác!
      You cruel evil one!
      Đồ ngu!
      You idiot!

    Etymology 3

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    From Proto-Vietic *doː. Cognate with Muong tồ.

    Verb

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    đồ (, )

    1. to steam (glutinous rice)
      đồ xôito steam glutinous rice

    Etymology 4

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      Sino-Vietnamese word from (diagram; chart; map; picture).

      Verb

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      đồ

      1. to trace (a drawing or painting)
      2. to duplicate (a drawing or painting)
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      Etymology 5

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      Romanization

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      đồ

      1. Sino-Vietnamese reading of
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