Etymology

Sino-Vietnamese word from 德, from Middle Chinese 德 ‎(tok); contracted from Chinese 德國 ‎(Đức quốc) or 德意志 ‎(Đức Ý Chí), from Mandarin 德意志 ‎(Déyìzhì), from German deutsch ‎(“of Germany”) or Deutsch ‎(“German language”)

Pronunciation

• (Hà Nội) IPA^(key): [ˀɗɨ̞̠ʔk̚˧ˀ˦]
• (Huế) IPA^(key): [ˀɗɨ̞̠ʔk̚˦˥]
• (Hồ Chí Minh City) IPA^(key): [ˀɗɨ̞̠ʔk̚˦ˀ˥]
• Homophones: đức, đứt, đực