dựa

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dựaheavynặng

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dựa means to lean on; to base on.

Meanings of dựa in English

Verb

to lean on
- dựa lên/vào tườngto lean against a wall
to base on

Words with dựa

dựa dẫm dựa trên gối dựa

Example sentences with dựa

Chúng ta có thể dựa vào Tom. We can rely on Tom.
Chúng tôi có thể dựa vào Tom. We can rely on Tom.
Tôi ngồi xuống, dựa lưng vào gốc cây. I sat down, leaning my back against the tree.
Cậu không thể đổ lỗi cho Mary dựa vào những việc cô ấy làm. You can't blame Mary for doing what she did.

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, dựa could be written as 預, 𢭸. Today Vietnamese is written only in the Latin alphabet.

Etymology

From Proto-Mon-Khmer *pda(a)ʔ (“to lean on”). Cognate with Muong đựa.

Frequently asked questions

What does dựa mean in English?

dựa (verb) means "to lean on; to base on".

How do you pronounce dựa?

IPA: Hanoi [zɨə˧˨ʔ]; Saigon [jɨə˨˩˨]. Tones: dựa — 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.