dại

See also: dai, daí, dài, dāi, dǎi, đại, đài, and Dai

Vietnamese

Etymology

From Proto-Vietic *-daːlʔ.

Pronunciation

(Hà Nội) IPA^(key): [zaːj˧˨ʔ]
(Huế) IPA^(key): [jaːj˨˩ʔ]
(Hồ Chí Minh City) IPA^(key): [jaːj˨˩˨]

Adjective

dại (𥹞, 𤵺)

(of grasses) wild
cỏ dại
wild grasses; weeds
(of animals, usually of dogs and people bitten by dogs) rabid
chó dại
a rabid/mad dog
(of people) inexperienced or lacking in common sense, therefore prone to bad choices or decisions
Mày to đầu mà dại lắm con ạ!
Sometimes I wonder how much brain you have in that big head of yours!

Derived terms

Derived terms

dại dột
hoang dại
khờ dại
man dại

Adverb

dại (𥹞, 𤵺)

(in certain contexts) wild
Cây này mọc dại chứ đâu ai trồng.
This tree grows wild, nobody planted it.

Noun

dại (𤵺)

(bệnh ~) rabies

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