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

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

vuốt ve

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