đút

See also: Appendix:Variations of "dut"

Vietnamese

Etymology

From Proto-Vietic *tuːt ~ *nsuːt. Related to nút through an infixed form.

Pronunciation

  • (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [ʔɗut̚˧˦]
  • (Huế) IPA(key): [ʔɗʊk̚˦˧˥]
  • (Saigon) IPA(key): [ʔɗʊk͡p̚˦˥]
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Verb

đút • (, )

  1. to slide/slip (something into a small opening)
    đút tay vào túi quầnto put your hand(s) in your pocket(s)
    đút túito pocket (some money, literally or figuratively)
  2. to spoon-feed; to hand-feed
    Synonym: bón
  3. short for đút lót (to bribe)

Derived terms