ướt

See also: ūot

Vietnamese

Etymology

From Proto-Mon-Khmer *kʔaac (wet); cognate with Semai ka'aac. Compare the át in ướt át, which is the undiphthongized version of the root.

Pronunciation

  • (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [ʔɨət̚˧˦]
  • (Huế) IPA(key): [ʔɨək̚˦˧˥]
  • (Saigon) IPA(key): [ʔɨək̚˦˥]

Adjective

ướt • (, 𣿌)

  1. wet
    Mới mưa xong nền ướt, coi chừng té.
    It just rained and the floor is wet, so be careful so that you don't slip.

Derived terms