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Syllables · tones
đalevelngang

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đa means banyan.

Chinese characters: 多 Classifier: cây — e.g. một cây đa (one banyan)

Meanings of đa in English

Noun

  1. banyan

Prefix

  1. multi-; poly-

Words with đa

đa sốđa dạngđa chiềuđa cảmđa cấpđa giácđa khoađa nghiđa ngànhđa năngđa nềnđa phươngđa phầnđa sắcđa tađa thêđa thứcđa tiếtđa tàiđa tìnhđa tạđa tạngđa âmđa đa

Example sentences with đa

  • Tom không phải tuýp người đa sầu đa cảm. Tom really isn't the sentimental type.
  • Con vua thì lại làm vua. Con sãi ở chùa thì quét lá đa. Like father, like son.
  • Phần lớn máy tính ngày nay được trang bị các bộ xử lý đa nhân. Most computers made today are equipped with multi-core processors.

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, đa could be written as 栘. Today Vietnamese is written only in the Latin alphabet.

Etymology

The Northern Middle Vietnamese form dĕa is attested in Dictionarium Annamiticum Lusitanum et Latinum (1651), points to the earlier form *-taː. The "modern" Northern-Southern reflex da is attested in Dictionarium anamitico-latinum (1838) and continued to be used as late as works of Hồ Biểu Chánh (a Southern writer) from the 1920s.

Frequently asked questions

What does đa mean in English?

đa (noun) means "banyan".

How do you pronounce đa?

IPA: Hanoi [ʔɗaː˧˧]; Saigon [ʔɗaː˧˧]. Tones: đa — level tone (ngang).

Is đa a Sino-Vietnamese word?

Yes. đa is a Sino-Vietnamese word from the Chinese characters 多.

What classifier is used with đa?

Common classifiers: cây — for example "một cây đa" (one banyan).

Meanings, pronunciation and etymology from English Wiktionary (wiktionary.org, via kaikki.org; CC BY-SA 4.0), reviewed and edited; example sentences from Tatoeba (CC BY 2.0 FR). IPA shown for three accents: Hanoi (Northern), Huế (Central) and Saigon (Southern). The Listen button uses your browser's Vietnamese voice, for reference only. Levels are approximate, estimated from word frequency. Spotted a mistake? Let NgonNgu know.