đi

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See also: đĩ and Appendix:Variations of "di"

Serbo-Croatian[edit]

Interjection[edit]

đȋ (Cyrillic spelling ђи̑)

  1. Alternative form of đȉha, đȉja (“giddyup”)

Vietnamese[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From Proto-Vietic *diː ~ tiː (“to go, to walk”); cognate with Muong ti, Chut [Rục] tiː², Thavung tiː² and Tho [Cuối Chăm] tiː².

The similarity to 移 (SV: di), is purely coincidental (a false cognate).

Pronunciation[edit]

Verb[edit]

đi • (𠫾, 𪠞)

  1. to go
    đi đến ― go to
    đi ngủ ― go to bed
    đi chợ ― go to the market
    đi mua sắm ― go shopping
  2. to leave; to set out
    Tàu hoả mấy giờ đi?
    What time does the train depart?
    • 2007, Quang Vinh, Bảo Thy (lyrics and music), “Vẫn tin mình có nhau [Still Think We've Got Each Other]”:
      Thôi chào em, anh đi. / Vậy thì người đi đi!
      Alright, goodbye, I'm leaving / Then leave, you dummy!
  3. (vehicles, of people) to go by; to board; to get on
    đi máy bay ― go by plane
  4. (of vehicles) to go/run/travel
  5. (euphemistic) Short for đi ỉa (“to shit”) or đi ngoài (“to defecate”)
  6. (Northern Vietnam) to wear (footwear)
    Synonym: mang
    mèo đi hia ― Puss in Boots

Adverb[edit]

đi

  1. away; out of sight
    Nó chạy đi đâu rồi?
    Where the hell did he go?
    • 1941, Nam Cao, Chí Phèo:
      Ðó là cái bản tính của hắn, ngày thường bị lấp đi.
      That is his nature, which is usually hidden away.

Particle[edit]

đi • (𠫾, 𪠞)

  1. after a verb, conveys an urging or commanding tone
    Thôi dẹp đi!
    Cut it out!
    • 1941, Nam Cao, Chí Phèo:
      Thấy Chí Phèo không nhúc nhích, cụ tiếp luôn: - Nào đứng lên đi. Cứ vào đây uống nước đã.
      Seeing that Chí Phèo wasn't budging, the old man continued, "Get up now. Come here and have some water."
    • 2007, Quang Vinh, Bảo Thy (lyrics and music), “Vẫn tin mình có nhau [Still Think We've Got Each Other]”:
      Vậy thì người đi đi!
      Then leave, you dummy!

Alternative forms[edit]

See also[edit]

Derived terms
  • đội (“to wear (headgear)”)
  • đi/mang (“to wear (a piece of footwear)”)
  • quàng (“to wear (a scarf)”)
  • choàng (“to wear (a cape or cloak)”)
  • khoác (“to wear (over the shoulders)”)
  • đeo (“to wear (an accessory)”)
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