đứng
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Vietnamese
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From Proto-Vietic *təŋʔ (“to stand”). Related to dựng, originally the causative form. Cognate with Tho [Cuối Chăm] tɨŋ⁴, Bahnar dơ̆ng, Santali ᱛᱤᱸᱜᱩ (tĩgu), Bondo tɔŋ-. See also Pacoh tayứng (“to stand”) for more potential cognates.
Pronunciation
[edit]Verb
[edit]- to stand
Derived terms
[edit]Adjective
[edit]- (in compounds) motionless; immobile; still
- nước đứng ― still water