phút

See also: phut

Vietnamese

Etymology

From Middle Vietnamese phút (“(in) an instant, a very short moment”).

Pronunciation

(Hà Nội) IPA^(key): [fut̚˧˦]
(Huế) IPA^(key): [fʊk̚˦˧˥]
(Hồ Chí Minh City) IPA^(key): [fʊk͡p̚˦˥]
Homophone: phúc
Audio (Hồ Chí Minh City) (file)

Noun

phút • (丿, 發, 笔, 筆, 𤼵)

a minute (unit of time)
5 phút ― five minutes

4 giờ 5 (phút) ― 4 past 5

4 giờ kém 5 (phút) ― 4 to 5

Derived terms

Derived terms

giây phút
giờ phút
phút chốc
phút giây

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