đực

See also: đức, Đức, duc, dục, and dūc

Vietnamese

Etymology

From Proto-Vietic *dək (“male”); non-Sino-Vietnamese reading of Chinese 特 (SV: đặc). Compare Thai ถึก (tʉ̀k).

Pronunciation

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

Adjective

đực • (特, 󱙙, 𬌣)

(of a non-human and non-avian species of animal or plant or their reproductive organs) male
mèo đực ― a male cat

(of men) đực rựa ― male as heck; freaking male

Nghĩ sao con gái mà vô ở chung phòng với một bọn đực rựa?
How the hell is it okay for a girl to stay with a roomful of dudes?
(colloquial) absent-minded
đực mặt ― with a blank expression

đứng đực ― to stand absent-mindedly

See also

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