sét

sét

1. (non-standard since 1938) past participle of sjå

• IPA^(key): [sʲeːd]

From Proto-Celtic *sentus, from Proto-Indo-European *sent- (“to head for, go”). Cognate with Welsh hynt (“path”) and Old English sīþ (“time”).

sét m (genitive séta)

1. path, way

• drochet (“bridge”)

• Irish: séad

• G. Toner, M. Ní Mhaonaigh, S. Arbuthnot, D. Wodtko, M.-L. Theuerkauf, editors (2019), “1 sét (‘path, way’)”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language

From Proto-Celtic *swantos (“desire”). Cognate with Welsh chwant, Breton c'hoant, and Cornish whans.

sét m (genitive séuit, nominative plural séuit)

1. object of value, chattel
2. unit of value
3. valuable article of property, treasure
4. ornament, jewel
5. (figurative) likeness, equivalent

• Irish: seoid, séad
• Scottish Gaelic: seud

• G. Toner, M. Ní Mhaonaigh, S. Arbuthnot, D. Wodtko, M.-L. Theuerkauf, editors (2019), “2 sét (‘object of value’)”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language
• G. Toner, M. Ní Mhaonaigh, S. Arbuthnot, D. Wodtko, M.-L. Theuerkauf, editors (2019), “3 sét (‘likeness’)”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language

• (Hà Nội) IPA^(key): [sɛt̚˧˦]
• (Huế) IPA^(key): [ʂɛt̚˦˧˥] ~ [sɛt̚˦˧˥]
• (Hồ Chí Minh City) IPA^(key): [ʂɛk̚˦˥] ~ [sɛk̚˦˥]

From Proto-Vietic *p-rɛːt (“lightning”). Cognate with Pong pʰlɛːt⁷. Compare Tày phiét /pʰʲɛt/, a borrowing from Vietic.

sét • (殺, 𩂶, 𩄰, 𪄅)

1. (weather) lightning

   Synonym: chớp

   sét hòn ― ball lightning

From Proto-Vietic *p-rɛːt (“rust”).

• (obsolete) rét

sét • (鎩)

1. to be rusty

   Synonym: rỉ

sét • (冽, 𡏥)

1. clay