cà giựt
Vietnamese
Etymology
From cà- (“repetitive prefix”) + giựt (“to jerk”).
Pronunciation
- (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [kaː˨˩ zɨt̚˧˨ʔ]
- (Huế) IPA(key): [kaː˦˩ jɨk̚˨˩ʔ]
- (Hồ Chí Minh City) IPA(key): [kaː˨˩ jɨk̚˨˩˨]
Verb
cà giựt
- (colloquial) of one's body to keep jerking
- (colloquial, of a TV) to shake