| Etymology / Loanword |
| word |
meaning |
assessment |
source |
| đồi |
the mountain or hill |
very little evidence for borrowing |
*?dl/rOOi(Proto-Tai) |
| đảo |
the island |
clearly borrowed |
岛 dou2 (Cantonese) | dǎo (岛)(Chinese) |
| đại lục |
the mainland |
clearly borrowed |
大陆 daai6 luk6 (Cantonese) | dà lù (大陆)(Chinese) |
| động |
rough(2) |
probably borrowed |
动 dung6 (Cantonese) | 动, dòng(Chinese) |
| đại dương |
the ocean |
clearly borrowed |
大洋 daai6 joeng4 (Cantonese) | 大洋, dà yáng(Chinese) |
| địa động |
the earthquake |
clearly borrowed |
地动 dei6 dung6 (Cantonese) | 地动, dì dòng(Chinese) |
| đông lại |
to freeze |
probably borrowed |
冬 dung1 (Cantonese) | dōng (冬)(Chinese) |
| gia đình |
the family |
clearly borrowed |
家庭 gaa1 ting4 (Cantonese) | 家庭, jiā tíng(Chinese) |
| động mật |
the animal |
clearly borrowed |
动物 dung6 mat6 (Cantonese) | 动物, dòng wù(Chinese) |
| đực |
male(2) |
probably borrowed |
*thUk(Proto-Tai) |
| bò đực |
the bull |
probably borrowed |
*ŋwua *thUk(Proto-Tai) |
| bò đực |
the ox |
probably borrowed |
*ŋwua *thUk(Proto-Tai) |
| lạc đà |
the camel |
clearly borrowed |
駱駝 lok3 to4 (Cantonese) | 駱駝, lùo tuó(Chinese) |
| đầu |
the head |
clearly borrowed |
頭 tau4 (Cantonese) | 頭, tóu(Chinese) |
| đùi |
the thigh |
probably borrowed |
腿 teoi2 (Cantonese) | (EH) * lw@’j (腿, tuǐ)(Old Chinese) |
| đại tiện |
to shit |
clearly borrowed |
大便 daai6 bin6 (Cantonese) | 大便, dà biàn(Chinese) |
| độc |
the poison |
clearly borrowed |
毒 duk6 (Cantonese) | 毒, dú(Chinese) |
| đĩa |
the dish |
probably borrowed |
碟 dip6 (Cantonese) | (EH) *NONE (碟, dié)(Old Chinese) |
| đĩa |
the plate |
probably borrowed |
碟 dip6 (Cantonese) | (EH) *NONE (碟, dié)(Old Chinese) |
| đậu |
the bean |
clearly borrowed |
豆 dau6 (Cantonese) | 豆, dòu(Chinese) |
| đường (1) |
the sugar |
clearly borrowed |
糖 tong4 (Cantonese) | 糖, táng(Chinese) |
| đội (1) |
to put on |
probably borrowed |
帶 daai3 (Cantonese) | (EH) *t@_h (帶, dài)(Old Chinese) |
| đuốc |
the lamp or torch |
probably borrowed |
燭 zuk1 (Cantonese) | (EH) *ćok (燭, zhú)(Old Chinese) |
| đánh |
to strike or hit or beat |
probably borrowed |
打 daa2 (Cantonese) | (EH) *tiḗŋ (打, dǎ)(Old Chinese) |
| đổ |
to pour |
probably borrowed |
倒 dou2 (Cantonese) | 倒, dǎo(Cantonese) |
| đinh |
the nail |
clearly borrowed |
釘 ding1 (Cantonese) | 釘, dīng(Chinese) |
| đồng |
the copper |
clearly borrowed |
銅 tung4 (Cantonese) | 銅, tóng(Chinese) |
| đội (2) |
to carry on head |
clearly borrowed |
戴 daai3 (Cantonese) | (EH) *tǝ̄h (戴, dài)(Old Chinese) |
| đáp |
to ride |
clearly borrowed |
搭 daap3 (Cantonese) | 搭, dā(Chinese) |
| được |
to get |
probably borrowed |
得 dak1 (Cantonese) | 得, dé(Chinese) |
| hoá đơn |
the bill |
clearly borrowed |
貨單 fo3 daan1 (Cantonese) | 貨單, huò dān(Chinese) |
| để |
to put |
perhaps borrowed |
底 dai2 (Cantonese) | 底, dǐ(Chinese) |
| đỉnh |
the top |
clearly borrowed |
頂 ding2 (Cantonese) | 頂, dǐng(Chinese) |
| đáy |
the bottom |
probably borrowed |
底 dai2 (Cantonese) | *tǝ̄j (底, dǐ)(Old Chinese) |
| đông (2) |
the east |
clearly borrowed |
東 dung1 (Cantonese) | 東, dōng(Chinese) |
| đủ |
enough |
perhaps borrowed |
足 zuk1 (Cantonese) | (EH) *cjok (足, zú)(Old Chinese) |
| đầu tiên |
first |
clearly borrowed |
首先 sau2 sin1 (Cantonese) | 首先, shǒu xiān(Chinese) |
| đôi |
the pair |
probably borrowed |
對 deoi3 (Cantonese) | 對, dùi(Chinese) |
| (mùa) đông |
the winter |
clearly borrowed |
冬 dung1 (Cantonese) | 冬, dōng(Chinese) |
| can đảm |
brave |
clearly borrowed |
肝膽 gon1 daam2 (Cantonese) | 肝膽, gān dǎm(Chinese) |
| đọc |
to read |
probably borrowed |
讀 duk6 (Cantonese) | *NONE (讀, dú)(Old Chinese) |
| hoàng đế |
the king |
clearly borrowed |
皇帝 wong4 dai3 (Cantonese) | 皇帝, huáng dì(Chinese) |
| chiến đấu |
to fight |
clearly borrowed |
戰鬥 zin3 dau3 (Cantonese) | 戰鬥, zhàn dòu(Chinese) |
| quân đội |
the army |
clearly borrowed |
軍隊 gwan1 deoi6 (Cantonese) | 軍隊, jūn duì(Chinese) |
| pháo đài |
the fortress |
clearly borrowed |
炮台 paau3 toi4 (Cantonese) | 炮台, pào tái(Chinese) |
| đầu hàng |
to surrender |
clearly borrowed |
投降 tau4 gong3 (Cantonese) | 投降, tóu xiáng(Chinese) |
| giảng đạo |
to preach |
clearly borrowed |
講道 gong2 dou6 (Cantonese) | 講道, jiǎng dào(Chinese) |
| thiên đường |
the heaven |
clearly borrowed |
天堂 tin1 tong4 (Cantonese) | 天堂, tiān táng(Chinese) |
| địa ngục |
the hell |
clearly borrowed |
地獄 dei6 juk6 (Cantonese) | 地獄, dì yù(Chinese) |
| rađiô |
the radio |
clearly borrowed |
radio(English) |
| điện thoại |
the telephone |
clearly borrowed |
電話 din6 waa6 (Cantonese) | 電話, diàn huà(Chinese) |
| điện |
the electricity |
clearly borrowed |
電 din6 (Cantonese) | 電, diàn(Chinese) |
| địa chỉ |
the address |
clearly borrowed |
地址 dei6 zi2 (Cantonese) | 地址, dì zhǐ(Chinese) |
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