dạ
particle

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

intj

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

verb

to say yes (using the word dạ)

noun

belly, stomach
mind, heart
soul
flannel

Sino-Vietnamese reading of 也
Sino-Vietnamese reading of 亱
Sino-Vietnamese reading of 唯
Sino-Vietnamese reading of 夜
Sino-Vietnamese reading of 射

dạ con
noun

(anatomy) womb; uterus

dạ cỏ
noun

(anatomy) rumen

dạ dày
noun

(anatomy) stomach

dạ hội
noun

a ball (formal dance)

dạ oanh
noun

nightingale

dạ vâng
intj

A sentence-initial interjection used to give confirmation for others in a respectful, formal way.

dạ-xoa
noun

yaksha

dại
noun

(bệnh ~) rabies (a kind of infectious disease)

adv

(figuratively, especially of plants) wildly; naturally; in an uncontrolled way

adj

rabid; infected with rabies
(figuratively) foolish; unwise; clumsy
(figuratively) stiff; rigid (like an animal dying of rabies)
(figuratively, especially of plants) wild; untamed; natural

dại dột

dại dột
adj

foolish; stupid

dại khờ

dại khờ
adj

naive; silly; foolish

dạm ngõ
verb

to meet for an engagement ceremony (prior to wedding)

dạn
adj

(archaic or Central Vietnam, Southern Vietnam) bold; brazen; not shy; not self-conscious
accustomed to (dangerous situations); inured to; hardened to

dạng
noun

one of the various forms that something appears or is produced in; a form, a variant, a type, etc.
(informal, of people) kind; type

dạo
noun

(chiefly Northern Vietnam) time period; times

verb

to walk; to stroll

dạo này
adv

(chiefly Northern Vietnam) recently; nowadays

dạt
verb

to drift; to be pushed along

dạt dào
adj

overflowing; overbrimming; surging; abundant

dạy
verb

to teach, to train

dạy bảo

dạy bảo
verb

to teach; to instruct; to counsel (generally speaking)

dạy dỗ
verb

to teach (someone affectionately); to instruct; to bring up

dạy học

dạy học
verb

to teach

dạy đời

dạy đời
verb

(disapproving) to lecture

khôn ba năm, dại một giờ

khôn ba năm, dại một giờ
proverb

Even smart people can have a momentary lapse in judgement. / Even Homer sometimes nods.
It only takes an hour of stupidity (dại một giờ) to negate the smartness of three years (khôn ba năm)

代
character

chữ Hán form of đại (“representative”).
Nôm form of đời (“life; world; generation; era”).

腋
character

Nôm form of nách (“armpit”).

角
character

chữ Hán form of giác (“(in compounds) corner, horn”).
Nôm form of góc (“corner, angle”).

道
character

chữ Hán form of đạo (“code of conduct; religion”).
Nôm form of dạo (“to walk; to stroll”).