độ

See also: đồ, Đỗ, đỏ, đổ, đó, and Appendix:Variations of "do"

Vietnamese

Etymology

For the Budddhist sense of "to help passing through difficulties", compare also đò (“boat”), derived from Chinese 渡 (dù, “to cross”), which is a derivate of 度 (“to pass; to go over”).

The meaning "period" is an extension from "about".

Pronunciation

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

Noun

độ

(unit) degree
động đất mạnh 7 độ Rích-te ― an earthquake of magnitude 7
(colloquial) Short for độ C (“degree Celsius”).
(colloquial) diopter
(colloquial, by extension) period; time
độ này năm sau ― about this time next year

Synonyms

(diopter): đi-ốp

Derived terms

Verb

độ

(Buddhism and humorous) to help one passing through their obstacles; to save from difficulties
Số gì hên thế, ai độ cho không biết nữa.
Whose blessing did this guy receive to be this lucky?

Trời độ.
God helped him.

Adverb

độ

(colloquial) about; approximately
Synonyms: cỡ, khoảng, chừng

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