đục
Vietnamese
editPronunciation
editEtymology 1
editFrom Proto-Vietic *duːk, from some form of Chinese 鑿 (OC *[dz]ˤawk) (B-S) (SV: tạc). Cognate with Thavung tuk⁷ ("burin"), Iu Mien zuqc and White Hmong txaug.
Verb
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Etymology 2
editNon-Sino-Vietnamese reading of Chinese 濁 (“dirty”, SV: trọc). Note that Phan (2013) has rejected this etymology.
Adjective
editđục
- (of transparent substances) not clear; cloudy, murky, opaque, etc.
- Antonym: trong
- nước đục ngầu ― very murky water
- đục thuỷ tinh thể ― with a cataract (literally, “with a cloudy lens”)
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Etymology 3
edit(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium. Particularly: “From etym. 1?”)
Verb
editđục
- (Southern Vietnam, colloquial) to punch; to throw a punch
Further reading
edit- https://ecommons.cornell.edu/items/82422b28-3e0a-47b2-803b-38e6a21203c5 Lacquered Words: The Evolution of Vietnamese under Sinitic Influences from the 1st Century B.C.E. through the 17th Century C.E. Phan, John D. (2013)