đứa
Each syllable carries one of six tones; the mark on the vowel tells you which. How the six tones sound →
đứa means indicates young person; child; or an inferior person.
Meanings of đứa in English
Classifier
- indicates young person, child, or an inferior person
Words with đứa
Example sentences with đứa
- Tôi có chồng và hai đứa con. I am married and have two children.
- Chúng tôi có ba đứa con gái. We have three daughters.
- Những đứa con của Tom bị ốm. Tom's children are sick.
- Những đứa con của Tom bị bệnh. Tom's children are sick.
- Tôi có ba đứa em gái. I have three sisters.
- Bà ấy có bốn đứa con. She has four children.
- Chúng tôi có hai đứa con. We have two kids.
- Tôi đã cưới và có 2 đứa con. I am married and have two children.
Bilingual example sentences from Tatoeba (tatoeba.org, CC BY 2.0 FR).
Historical script (chữ Nôm / Hán)
Before the Latin alphabet (chữ Quốc ngữ) became standard, đứa could be written as 丁, 仃, 侈, 打. Today Vietnamese is written only in the Latin alphabet.
Etymology
From Proto-Vietic *taːʔ, from Proto-Austroasiatic *taːʔ (“grandfather”). Cognate with Muong Bi tửa (“man, male; inferior one”), Arem tæːˀ ("elder brother"), Thavung tâ̰ː (Suwilai, 2000; the tonal correspondence to Vietnamese is regular). The term is attested with the meaning "elderly man" in Thavung, "elder brother" in Arem, "man, male" in Muong and "inferior one, kiddie" in Vietnamese, showing the gradual semantic development. Note that Chut [Rục] taː¹ ("maternal grandfather") with tone A1 is a Tai loan (cf. Proto-Tai *taːᴬ, whence Thai ตา (dtaa)) that while undoubtedly related to the Vietic
Frequently asked questions
What does đứa mean in English?
đứa (classifier) means "indicates young person; child; or an inferior person".
How do you pronounce đứa?
IPA: Hanoi [ʔɗɨə˧˦]; Saigon [ʔɗɨə˦˥]. Tones: đứa — rising tone (sắc).