Dictionary entry

เดี๋ยว

dǐaoadverb

a moment

#78 most common1 syllable

Meanings

every sense kept, sourced — never invented

1adv.

for a while; awhile; momentarily; a minute; a moment; just a moment; in a momentlexitron

2n.

while; moment; instantwiktionary

3adv.

soon; laterwiktionary

4interj.

wait; hold onwiktionary

5adv.

sometimes; on some occasions; at a certain timewiktionary

Less common senses (2)

6adv.

then; accordinglywiktionary

7conj.

unless; otherwisewiktionary

Uncertain. Possibly from corruption of เดียว (diao, “one; single”). Compare Lao ດຽວ (diāu).

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