Vietnamese
Pronunciation
Etymology 1
Sino-Vietnamese word from 育 (“to give birth to, to raise, to bring up, to nurture”).
Verb
dục
- (only in compounds) to rear, bring up
- sinh dục (生育) — sexual, genital
- giáo dục (教育) — education
- thể dục (體育) — physical exercise
Etymology 2
Sino-Vietnamese word from 欲 (“to want, to desire; desire, lust, greed”).
Noun
dục
- (only in compounds) desire, lust, greed
- sắc dục (色欲) — concupiscence, lust
- tình dục (情欲) — sexual desire, libido
- dục tình (欲情) — sexual passion, libido
- thị dục (嗜欲) — desire, lust
- tham dục (貪欲) — greed, avarice
- động dục (動欲) — to rut, to be in heat
Etymology 3
Verb
dục
- (Southern Vietnam) Alternative form of vụt (“to toss, to throw away”)