dỗ

See also: Appendix:Variations of "do"

Vietnamese

Alternative forms

(North Central Vietnam) thỗ; thổ

Etymology

The phonetic elements in the Nôm characters used to write this word (杜 (MC duX), 徒 (MC du)) as well as the modern North Central form thỗ/thổ point to earlier form with *-d-. This word is unrelated to 誘 (MC yuwX) (SV: dụ), although the character appeared in latter Nôm texts as sound changes in the mainstream dialects caused the two to become similar enough for 誘 to be used as a phonetic element.

Pronunciation

(Hà Nội) IPA^(key): [zo˦ˀ˥]
(Huế) IPA^(key): [jow˧˨]
(Saigon) IPA^(key): [jow˨˩˦]
Homophone: giỗ

Verb

dỗ • (杜, 𠴗, 𠻀, 𡁹, 誘, 嚕)

to soothe or appease (a crying or tantrum-throwing baby)
Synonym: dỗ dành