dơ

See also: Appendix:Variations of "do"

Vietnamese

Etymology

Perhaps a dialectal variant that can occur alone of nhơ. Compare the synonyms dơ bẩn and nhơ bẩn. See also dòm and nhòm.

Pronunciation

• (Hà Nội) IPA^(key): [zəː˧˧]
• (Huế) IPA^(key): [jəː˧˧]
• (Hồ Chí Minh City) IPA^(key): [jəː˧˧]

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Adjective

dơ

1. (Central Vietnam, Southern Vietnam) dirty; unclean

   Synonym: bẩn

   đồ dơ ― dirty utility

2. shameless; barefaced

See also

Derived terms

• dơ bẩn
• dơ dáy (từ láy)
• dơ hầy
• dơ hì
• tanh dơ