dáng

See also: Appendix:Variations of "dang"

Haida

Pronoun

dáng

1. you (2nd person singular personal pronoun, weak-A, weak-B or strong-B)
2. your (2nd person singular possessive pronoun, weak-B)

Usage notes

• Weak pronouns are placed right before the verb; strong pronouns are placed at the start of the sentence (focus position) and are followed by the focus marker uu.
• Some Haida verbs use pronouns from set A, while other verbs need pronouns from set B.

Descendants

• Northern Haida: dang

See also

Haida personal pronouns

	weak-A	strong-A	weak-B	strong-B
1st person sing.	hl	hláa	díi	díi
2nd person sing.	dáng	dáa	dáng	dáng
3rd person sing.	hal	ʼláa	hal	ʼláa
1st person plural	tʼaláng	tʼaláng	íitlʼ	íitlʼ
2nd person plural	daláng	daláng	daláng	daláng
3rd person pl. indef.	tlʼ	tlʼáa	tlʼ	tlʼáa

Vietnamese

Etymology

Non-Sino-Vietnamese reading of Chinese 樣 (“form, shape, figure”, SV: dạng).

Pronunciation

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

Noun

dáng • (𠍵, 𦍛)

1. an appearance; figure; semblance

Derived terms

• bóng dáng - silhouette; figure; shadow
• dáng bộ - posture; bearing; gait
• dáng vẻ - appearance; look; exterior
• dính dáng - to be implicated or involved (in)
• duyên dáng - (of a girl or woman) elegant
• đỏm dáng - neatly dressed
• hình dáng - shape; figure
• vóc dáng - stature (of a person); build; figure