đếch

See also: Appendix:Variations of "dech"

Vietnamese

Alternative forms

Etymology

Compare Proto-Katuic *tɛʔ (“to have sexual intercourse”) (whence Ngeq tɛʔ). Semantically, compare English fuck all.

The regularly corresponded Vietnamese form would be the less common đách, with đếch arose through euphemism then became the dominant form. The form đế developed further by dropping final consonant as euphemism, which then again becoming vulgar.

Pronunciation

  • (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [ʔɗəjk̟̚˧˦]
  • (Huế) IPA(key): [ʔɗet̚˦˧˥]
  • (Saigon) IPA(key): [ʔɗəːt̚˦˥]
  • Audio (Hà Nội):(file)

Adverb

đếch

  1. (mildly vulgar) not
    Synonyms: chẳng, cóc, đách, đéo, không
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