dạ

• (Hà Nội) IPA^(key): [zaː˧˨ʔ]
• (Huế) IPA^(key): [jaː˨˩ʔ]
• (Hồ Chí Minh City) IPA^(key): [jaː˨˩˨]

• Audio (Hồ Chí Minh City)

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• Homophone: giạ (northern Vietnam, southern Vietnam)

dạ • (㖡, 也, 唯, 啫)

1. (Southern Vietnam) yes (answers a question)
2. An initial particle to express politeness and respect.

   Dạ vâng ạ.

   Yes, Sir / Yes, Madam.

• (answers a question): vâng (northern Vietnam)

dạ

1. (Southern Vietnam) yes? (asks for more information with a request)
2. (Southern Vietnam) yes (confirms that the user is paying attention)
3. (Northern Vietnam, dialectal) say again?

• (asks for more information with a request): vâng (northern Vietnam)
• (confirms that the user is paying attention): ờ, ừ (informal)
• (say again): cái gì?

dạ

1. to say yes (using the word dạ)

   dạ một tiếng thật dài ― to utter a drawn-out yes

From Middle Vietnamese dĕạ, dạ, from Old Chinese 肚 (OC *m-tˤaʔ) (B-S) (SV: đỗ).

dạ • (肔, 胣)

1. belly, stomach

   no dạ ― to have a full stomach

2. mind, heart

   ghi vào trong dạ ― to take to heart

3. soul

• (belly): bụng
• (mind): bụng, lòng
• (soul): bụng

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium. Particularly: “Sure looks like a loanword, is this 夜 or is there any compatible French word?”)

dạ

1. flannel

   quần áo dạ ― flannel clothing

   chăn dạ ― flannel blanket

• nỉ; vóc

dạ

1. Sino-Vietnamese reading of 也
2. Sino-Vietnamese reading of 亱
3. Sino-Vietnamese reading of 唯
4. Sino-Vietnamese reading of 夜
5. Sino-Vietnamese reading of 射

• dạ hợp
• dạ hương
• dạ minh châu

• "dạ" in Hồ Ngọc Đức, Free Vietnamese Dictionary Project (details)