đao

See also: Appendix:Variations of "dao"

Jarai

Etymology

Compare Chinese 刀 (dāo, “knife; single-edged sword”), Vietnamese đao (“katana”)

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ʔdaːw/

Noun

đao (classifier ƀĕ)

1. a sword

References

• Siu, Lap Minh (2009 December) Developing the First Preliminary Dictionary of North American Jarai‎^[1], Texas Tech University, page 73

Muong

Etymology

From Proto-Vietic *p-ɗoː (“yeast”). Cognate with Thavung pədoː¹, Pacoh pido (“leaven for wine”), Khmu [Cuang] pdoʔ ("yeast"), Danau kᵊdo⁴ ("spirit, liquor").

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ɗaːw¹/

Noun

đao

1. (Mường Bi) yeast

References

• Nguyễn Văn Khang, Bùi Chỉ, Hoàng Văn Hành (2002) Từ điển Mường - Việt (Muong - Vietnamese dictionary), Nhà xuất bản Văn hoá Dân tộc Hà Nội

Vietnamese

Pronunciation

• (Hà Nội) IPA^(key): [ʔɗaːw˧˧]
• (Huế) IPA^(key): [ʔɗaːw˧˧]
• (Saigon) IPA^(key): [ʔɗaːw˧˧]

Etymology 1

Sino-Vietnamese word from 刀.

Noun

(classifier thanh, cây) đao

1. a Chinese sabre

Derived terms

• cá đao (“swordfish”)

See also

• dao (“knife”)

Etymology 2

Sino-Vietnamese word from 刀, borrowed from Japanese 刀 (katana, tō)

Noun

(classifier thanh, cây) đao

1. (rare) a katana

Etymology 3

Borrowed from English Down, from the name of John Langdon Down.

Alternative forms

• Đao

Noun

đao

1. Down syndrome