đu

nounverb

Hanoi [ʔɗu˧˧]Huế [ʔɗʊw˧˧]Saigon [ʔɗʊw˧˧] browser voice

Syllables · tones

đulevelngang

Each syllable carries one of six tones; the mark on the vowel tells you which. How the six tones sound →

đu means swing.

Meanings of đu in English

Noun

swing

Verb

to swing, to seesaw, to teeter

Words with đu

đánh đu đu càng vòng đu quay xích đu đu quay đu đủ

Example sentences with đu

Người bê-đu-anh sống trong sa mạc. Bedouins live in the desert.

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, đu could be written as 悠, 攸, 都, 鞦. Today Vietnamese is written only in the Latin alphabet.

Frequently asked questions

What does đu mean in English?

đu (noun) means "swing".

How do you pronounce đu?

IPA: Hanoi [ʔɗu˧˧]; Saigon [ʔɗʊw˧˧]. Tones: đu — level tone (ngang).

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. Spotted a mistake? Let NgonNgu know.