đá

See also: đà, đã, đả, and Appendix:Variations of "da"

Vietnamese

Pronunciation

• (Hà Nội) IPA^(key): [ʔɗaː˧˦]
• (Huế) IPA^(key): [ʔɗaː˨˩˦]
• (Saigon) IPA^(key): [ʔɗaː˦˥]

Etymology 1

From Proto-Vietic *l-taːʔ (“rock”); cognate with Arem atæːˀ.

Noun

(classifier tảng, hòn, viên, cục) đá • (𥒥)

1. rock, stone
2. (by extension) ice as used for consumption or refrigeration
3. (slang) meth, methamphetamine

Usage notes

• tảng is often used to refer to big rocks, viên to small stones, hòn to mid-sized or small stones/rocks. cục is the colloquial classifier, used for stones and rocks of all sizes, although usually on the smaller side.
• the above "rule" is not always followed.

Derived terms

Derived terms

• cà phê đá
• cà phê sữa đá
• đá da trời
• đá quý
• mưa đá
• nước chảy đá mòn
• nước đá
• than đá
• trà đá

 

See also

• băng

Etymology 2

From Proto-Vietic *taʔ; cognate with Arem tʌːˀ.

Verb

đá • (跢)

1. to kick without using the sole

   Con ngựa đá con ngựa đá.

   The horse kicked the stone horse.

2. (colloquial, slang) to dump (one's girlfriend, boyfriend, etc.); to abandon
3. (Southern Vietnam) to fight each other
4. (Southern Vietnam) to go; to come by
5. (Southern Vietnam) to eat or drink

Derived terms

Derived terms

• bóng đá
• đá banh
• đá gà

 

See also

• đạp
• cước