giọt

Vietnamese

Pronunciation

(Hà Nội) IPA^(key): [zɔt̚˧˨ʔ]
(Huế) IPA^(key): [jɔk̚˨˩ʔ]
(Hồ Chí Minh City) IPA^(key): [jɔk̚˨˩˨]

Etymology 1

From Proto-Mon-Khmer *ɟu(t) ~ *ɟuə(t) (“to fall; to drip”). Cognate with Thavung tajɔːt, Khmu [Cuang] kmɟɔːt ("drop"), Semai jot (“to drip”).

Noun

giọt • (湥)

drop (e.g. of rain); droplet

Derived terms

Derived terms

giọt hồng
nhỏ giọt

Verb

giọt

to pound; to flatten (with a hammer, pestle, etc.)
(colloquial) to beat; to thrash; to drub

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