cát

See also: Appendix:Variations of "cat"

Vietnamese

Alternative forms
  • (North Central Vietnam) gát

Etymology

From Proto-Vietic *t-kaːc, from Proto-Mon-Khmer *ksac ~ *ksaac (“sand”) (through metathesis, Shorto's reconstruction). Cognate with Khmer ខ្សាច់ (khsac).

The unexpected lenition in many North Central dialects (which are often unaffected by lenition compared to the mainstream dialects) is due to hypercorrection.

Pronunciation
  • (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [kaːt̚˧˦]
  • (Huế) IPA(key): [kaːk̚˦˧˥]
  • (Hồ Chí Minh City) IPA(key): [kaːk̚˦˥]
  • Audio (Ho Chi Minh City)(file)

Noun

(classifier hạt) cát • (吉, 葛, 𡋥, 𪶼, 𣻅, 𡑪)

  1. sand
    đồng hồ cát ― an hourglass
  2. grain (as in a fine grain of silk)

See also
Derived terms

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