cà giựt

Vietnamese

Etymology

From cà- (“repetitive prefix”) +‎ giựt (“to jerk”).

Pronunciation

  • (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [kaː˨˩ zɨt̚˧˨ʔ]
  • (Huế) IPA(key): [kaː˦˩ jɨk̚˨˩ʔ]
  • (Saigon) IPA(key): [kaː˨˩ jɨk̚˨˩˨]

Verb

cà giựt

  1. (colloquial) of one's body to keep jerking
  2. (colloquial, of a TV) to shake

Derived terms

  • cà giựt cà tàng
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