"dao" meaning in Vietnamese

See dao in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

IPA: [zaːw˧˧] [Hà-Nội], [jaːw˧˧] [Huế], [jaːw˧˧] (note: Saigon) Forms: cái [classifier], chiếc [classifier], con [classifier], [CJK], 𠚥 [CJK], [CJK], [CJK], 𫥿 [CJK], đao [alternative]
Etymology: From Proto-Vietic *-taːw, from Old Chinese 刀 (OC *C.tˤaw) (B-S) (SV: đao). Compare North Central Vietnamese đao (“knife”). This word was borrowed at a stage when the Sinitic word still retained the preinitial, thus causing lenition: *-t- > Middle Vietnamese dĕao [ðj-] > modern [z- ~ j-]. The Sino-Vietnamese reading đao, on the other hand, derived from Middle Chinese 刀 (MC taw) when the onset already simplified and resulted in a stop. The North Central đao, although formally identical to the more recent Sino-Vietnamese reading, belongs to the same stratum as dao, as indicated by the meaning "knife", due to the fact that these dialects did not undergo lenition to as large an extent. Etymology templates: {{inh|vi|mkh-vie-pro|*-taːw}} Proto-Vietic *-taːw, {{der|vi|och|-}} Old Chinese, {{IPAfont|*C.tˤaw}} *C.tˤaw, {{och-l|刀|tr=*C.tˤaw}} 刀 (OC *C.tˤaw), {{cog|vi|đao||knife}} Vietnamese đao (“knife”), {{IPAfont|*-t-}} *-t-, {{IPAfont|􂀿ðj-􂁀}} [ðj-], {{IPAfont|􂀿z- ~ j-􂁀}} [z- ~ j-], {{ltc-l|刀}} 刀 (MC taw) Head templates: {{head|vi|noun|||head=|tr=刀, 𠚥, 釖, 交, 𫥿}} dao • (刀, 𠚥, 釖, 交, 𫥿), {{vi-noun|刀, 𠚥, 釖, 交, 𫥿|cls=cái, chiếc, con}} (classifier cái, chiếc, con) dao • (刀, 𠚥, 釖, 交, 𫥿)
  1. knife Related terms: dao bấm, dao bầu, dao cạo, dao găm, dao kéo, dao lam, dao phay, dao rọc giấy, dao rựa
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      "ipa": "[jaːw˧˧]",
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}

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