đội
Vietnamese
Pronunciation
Etymology 1
Sino-Vietnamese word from 隊 (“team, group”).
Noun
đội
Derived terms
- đội đồng ca (“choir”)
- quân đội
Etymology 2
non-Sino-Vietnamese reading of Chinese 戴 (SV: đái).[1]
Verb
đội
- to carry on one's head
- to wear, to put on (only used with pieces of headwear)
- Nhớ đội nón bảo hiểm khi ra đường nha.
- Remember to wear helmet when you're on the road.
References
- ^ Alves, Mark J. Notes on Chinese words in Shorto's Proto-Austroasiatic Reconstructions