bít tất
Vietnamese
Alternative forms
- (obsolete) bí tất
Etymology
Non-Sino-Vietnamese reading of Chinese 蔽膝 (“ancient knee covering”, SV: tế tất).
The obsolete form bí tất is also attested. The "intrusive" ‹-t› in the first syllable occurred in anticipation of the ‹t-› in tất.
Pronunciation
- (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [ʔɓit̚˧˦ tət̚˧˦]
- (Huế) IPA(key): [ʔɓit̚˦˧˥ tək̚˦˧˥]
- (Hồ Chí Minh City) IPA(key): [ʔɓɨt̚˦˥ tək̚˦˥]
Noun
(classifier cái, chiếc) bít tất
- (Northern Vietnam) sock (covering for the foot)
- đôi bít tất ― a pair of socks
- Synonyms: tất, vớ
- (by extension) stocking