dậy

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Vietnamese

Pronunciation

Etymology 1

From Proto-Vietic *jərʔ, cognate with Muong dẫl. Related to dấy.

Verb

dậy (, , 𧻭, 𧽇, 𧽈)

  1. to wake up
    dậy lúc 8hto wake up at 8
    tỉnh dậyto wake up; to come to
    đứng dậyto get up on one's feet
    trỗi dậyto rise vigorously
  2. (literary) to rise
    dậy sóngto generate great sensation
    • 1970, “Dậy Mà Đi [Rise and Go]”, Tố Hữu (lyrics), Tôn Thất Lập (music)‎performed by The Voice of Vietnam's Men and Women Choir:
      Dậy mà đi! Dậy mà đi! Dậy mà đi, hỡi đồng bào ơi!
      Rise and go! Rise and go! Rise and go, o compatriots!

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Etymology 2

Alternative forms

Particle

dậy

  1. Eye dialect spelling of vậy, representing Southern Vietnam Vietnamese.