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dậy

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dậyheavynặng

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dậy means to wake up; to rise.

Meanings of dậy in English

Verb

  1. to wake up
    • dậy lúc 8hto wake up at 8
    • tỉnh dậyto wake up; to come to
    • đứng dậyto get up on one's feet
  2. literary to rise
    • dậy sóngto generate great sensation

Particle

  1. eye dialect spelling of vậy, representing Southern Vietnam Vietnamese

Words with dậy

dậy thìđứng dậynổi dậytỉnh dậyvực dậy

Example sentences with dậy

  • Tôi đã dậy lúc 6 giờ 30. I got up at 6:30.
  • Anh ấy có thói quen dậy sớm. He had a habit of waking up early.
  • Hôm nay bạn có dậy sớm không? Did you wake up early today?
  • Tôi thường thức dậy lúc 6 giờ. I usually wake up at six.
  • Tôi thấy khó dậy trước sáu giờ. It is difficult for me to get up before six.
  • Tom thường thức dậy lúc mấy giờ? What time does Tom usually get up?
  • Hãy dậy sớm vào buổi sáng. Get up early in the morning.
  • Ngày mai tôi định dậy sớm. Tomorrow I plan to get up early.

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, dậy could be written as 曳, 曵, 跩, 𧻭. Today Vietnamese is written only in the Latin alphabet.

Etymology

From Proto-Vietic *jərʔ, cognate with Muong dẫl, Arem yựl. Doublet of dấy.

Frequently asked questions

What does dậy mean in English?

dậy (verb) means "to wake up; to rise".

How do you pronounce dậy?

IPA: Hanoi [zəj˧˨ʔ]; Saigon [jəj˨˩˨]. Tones: dậy — heavy tone (nặng).

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.