đẩy tạ

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

  1. (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