vuốt
Vietnamese
Etymology
From Proto-Vietic *ʔa-pɔːt, from Proto-Mon-Khmer *puut ~ *puət (“to rub, to stroke”). Cognate with Arem apùət, Riang puət¹, Khasi syrpud (“to rub gently”), Mon ဗဗတ် (həpòt, “to rub”), Khmer ពួត (puət, “to rub”), Khmu [Cuang] rmpɔːt.
Pronunciation
- (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [vuət̚˧˦]
- (Huế) IPA(key): [vuək̚˦˧˥]
- (Hồ Chí Minh City) IPA(key): [vuək̚˦˥] ~ [juək̚˦˥]
Noun
vuốt • (𤔯 - 𬋰, 𢴩, 𪺨, 𤢇, 潷, 猝, 捽, 爪)
- claw
- talon
Derived terms
Derived terms
- móng vuốt
- nanh vuốt
Verb
vuốt • (𢴩 - 𤔯, 𬋰, 𪺨, 𤢇, 潷, 猝, 捽, 爪)
- to caress, to stroke (as in "to stroke a dog's head")
Derived terms
Derived terms
- vuốt ve