dế

See also: Appendix:Variations of "de"

Vietnamese

Etymology

From Proto-Vietic *-teːlʔ. Cognate with Muong Bi tiểl.

Pronunciation

• (Hà Nội) IPA^(key): [ze˧˦]
• (Huế) IPA^(key): [jej˨˩˦]
• (Saigon) IPA^(key): [jej˦˥]

Noun

(classifier con) dế • (𧍝, 𧍉)

1. cricket
2. (slang) cell phone/mobile phone

Usage notes

• The sense "cell phone" is already somewhat dated.

Derived terms

• dế mèn (“true cricket”)
• dế cơm
• dế chó
• dế trũi, dế nhũi, dế dũi, dế chũi (“mole cricket”)
• giun dế