đũa (Vietnamese)
Where does "đũa" come from?
The Vietnamese word 'đũa' originates from the Chinese character 箸, which means 'chopstick.' While the Sino-Vietnamese reading of this character is 'trợ,' 'đũa' represents a 'non-Sino-Vietnamese' evolution, reflecting how the term was adopted into the vernacular language over time. Today, it serves as the common word for both eating chopsticks and wands.
Full etymology tree
- đũa (Vietnamese), 'chopstick (single eating utensil)'
- borrowed 箸 (zhù) (Chinese), 'chopsticks (Classifier: 雙／双; 奇 md mn)'
- compound 竹 (zhú) (Chinese), 'bamboo (Classifier: 枝; 棵 m; 根 m; 轆／辘 c)'
- compound 者 (zhě) (Chinese), 'Used at the end of a command.'
- borrowed 箸 (zhù) (Chinese), 'chopsticks (Classifier: 雙／双; 奇 md mn)'
Descendants and derived words
- banh đũa (Vietnamese)
- đậu đũa (Vietnamese)
- đũa cả (Vietnamese)
- đũa thần (Vietnamese)
- giun đũa (Vietnamese)
- vơ đũa cả nắm (Vietnamese)
Updated July 2026
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