Vietnamese
Etymology
đẩy + tạ.
Pronunciation
- (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [ʔɗəj˧˩ taː˧˨ʔ]
- (Huế) IPA(key): [ʔɗəj˧˨ taː˨˩ʔ]
- (Saigon) IPA(key): [ʔɗəj˨˩˦ taː˨˩˨]
Noun
đẩy tạ
- (athletics, sports) the shot put; an athletics event where a competitor must hurl a heavy metal orb ("shot") as far as possible; due to the weight of the ball, this is done with a pushing ("putting") motion rather than a throwing motion
- Synonym: ném tạ