đắp

Vietnamese

Etymology

From Proto-Vietic *tap, from Proto-Mon-Khmer. Cognate with Pacoh tâp (“to bury”), Riang [Lang] tap² ("to dam"), Mal tʰap ("to bury"), Mon တိုပ် (“to bury”), Semai tap (“to bury”).

Pronunciation

• (Hà Nội) IPA^(key): [ʔɗap̚˧˦]
• (Huế) IPA^(key): [ʔɗap̚˦˧˥]
• (Saigon) IPA^(key): [ʔɗap̚˦˥]

Verb

đắp • (塔, 㙮, 垥, 搭, 撘, 褡)

1. to cover something with a layer

   Tối ngủ nhớ đắp mền nha.

   Remember to cover yourself with a blanket while sleeping at night.

2. to heap (earth) on
3. to model (e.g. a statue)

Derived terms

• bồi đắp
• bù đắp
• đắp chiếu
• vun đắp
• xây đắp