dừa
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See also: Appendix:Variations of "dua"
Vietnamese
[edit]Pronunciation
[edit]Etymology 1
[edit]Compare 椰 (MC yae) (SV: da), itself only attested since the Jin dynasty.
Noun
[edit](classifier cây, trái, quả) dừa • (㭨, 椰)
- a coconut
Derived terms
[edit]Etymology 2
[edit](This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)
Noun
[edit]- Jussiaea repens
- Synonym: rau dừa nước
- Bè ngổ đi trước, bè dừa đi sau ― (please add an English translation of this usage example)
Etymology 3
[edit](This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)
Verb
[edit]dừa
- (colloquial) to pass the buck
- Synonym: đùn đẩy