dế

See also: Appendix:Variations of "de"

Vietnamese

Etymology

From Proto-Vietic *-teːlʔ. Cognate with Muong Bi tiểl.

Pronunciation

(Hà Nội) IPA^(key): [ze˧˦]
(Huế) IPA^(key): [jej˨˩˦]
(Hồ Chí Minh City) IPA^(key): [jej˦˥]

Noun

(classifier con) dế • (𧍝, 𧍉)

cricket
(slang) cell phone/mobile phone

Usage notes

The sense "cell phone" is already somewhat dated.

Derived terms

dế mèn (“true cricket”)
dế cơm
dế chó
dế trũi, dế nhũi, dế dũi, dế chũi (“mole cricket”)
giun dế

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