đắp

Vietnamese

Etymology

From Proto-Vietic *tap, from Proto-Mon-Khmer *ɟt₁ap (“layer, to superimpose”); cognate with Mon တပ် (“to place in sequence, arrange in order, to lay on, inflict, to fold”), Khmer ស្រទប (srâtôb) and Khasi syrtap (“fold, layer”).

Pronunciation

(Hà Nội) IPA^(key): [ʔɗap̚˧˦]
(Huế) IPA^(key): [ʔɗap̚˦˧˥]
(Hồ Chí Minh City) IPA^(key): [ʔɗap̚˦˥]

Verb

đắp (㙮, 垥, 扱, 揲, 搭, 撘)

to cover something with a layer
Tối ngủ nhớ đắp mền nha.
Remember to cover yourself with a blanket while sleeping at night.
to heap (earth) on
to model (e.g. a statue)

Derived terms

bù đắp
vun đắp
xây đắp

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