đệ

See also: đe, đề, đế, đẻ, để, đè, and đê

Vietnamese

Pronunciation

(Hà Nội) IPA^(key): [ɗe˧˨ʔ]
(Huế) IPA^(key): [ɗej˨˩ʔ]
(Hồ Chí Minh City) IPA^(key): [ɗej˨˩˨]

Etymology 1

Sino-Vietnamese word from 第 (“ordinal marker”).

Prefix

đệ

ordinal number marker, used only to mark the generation of a person who shares their name with their parents or grandparents, equivalent to the use of I, II, III, etc. in English.

Etymology 2

Sino-Vietnamese word from 弟 (“younger brother”).

Noun

đệ

(in historical drama) younger brother
(slang) henchman or minion
Tao đéo phải đệ của mày!
I ain't your pussy!

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