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đuôi

Level ≈B1 (approx.) noun Top 3,000 most common
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đuôi means tail; extension.

Classifier: cái — e.g. một cái đuôi (one tail)

Meanings of đuôi in English

Noun

  1. tail
  2. colloquial extension
  3. stern
  4. colloquial suffix

Words with đuôi

Example sentences with đuôi

  • Thỏ có tai dài và đuôi ngắn. A rabbit has long ears and a short tail.
  • Vắng chủ nhà gà mọc đuôi tôm. When the cat is away, the mice will play.
  • Một số con mèo không có đuôi. The tail is absent in some cats.
  • Con cún đang ngoe nguẩy cái đuôi. The puppy was wagging its tail.
  • Chó của Tom có đuôi dài. Tom's dog has a long tail.
  • Có những con mèo không đuôi. There are cats without tails.
  • Con chó của tôi có một cái đuôi dài. My dog has a long tail.
  • Giấu đầu hở đuôi. Hiding the head, will still show the ass.

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, đuôi could be written as 𡳪, 𡓋, 堆. Today Vietnamese is written only in the Latin alphabet.

Etymology

From Proto-Vietic *dɔːj ~ *tɔːj (“tail”). Compare Khmer កន្ទុយ (kɑɑkɑntuy).

Frequently asked questions

What does đuôi mean in English?

đuôi (noun) means "tail; extension".

How do you pronounce đuôi?

IPA: Hanoi [ʔɗuəj˧˧]; Saigon [ʔɗuj˧˧]. Tones: đuôi — level tone (ngang).

What classifier is used with đuôi?

Common classifiers: cái — for example "một cái đuôi" (one tail).

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.