dớp
noun
Hanoi [zəːp̚˧˦]Huế [jəːp̚˦˧˥]Saigon [jəːp̚˦˥] browser voice
Each syllable carries one of six tones; the mark on the vowel tells you which. How the six tones sound →
Meanings of dớp in English
Noun
- bad luck due to repeated failures beforehand
Historical script (chữ Nôm / Hán)
Before the Latin alphabet (chữ Quốc ngữ) became standard, dớp could be written as 葉. Today Vietnamese is written only in the Latin alphabet.
Etymology
Doublet of nhớp. The ‹nh-› vs. ‹d-› correspondence can also be seen in pairs such as nhện vs. dện, nhím vs. dím, nhừ vs. dừ, etc. Unlike those pairs however, which are pretty much synonymous, this term seems to have undergone a semantical development from "dirty" > "bad luck".
Frequently asked questions
How do you pronounce dớp?
IPA: Hanoi [zəːp̚˧˦]; Saigon [jəːp̚˦˥]. Tones: dớp — rising tone (sắc).