gạt

Vietnamese

Pronunciation

  • (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [ɣaːt̚˧˨ʔ]
  • (Huế) IPA(key): [ɣaːk̚˨˩ʔ]
  • (Saigon) IPA(key): [ɣaːk̚˨˩˨]

Verb

gạt • (, )

  1. to push something aside
    gạt giòto sweep foot
  2. to wipe (to slide something off a surface)
    cái cần gạt nướca windshield wiper
  3. to scrape off
  4. (of a switch or lever) to switch on or switch off (a device)
    gạt công tắcto flip a switch
  5. to thresh
    gạt sạn ra khỏi gạoto remove the grit out of rice.
  6. (by extension) to wave aside
    gạt việc tư sang một bênto put personal stuff aside.
  7. (Southern Vietnam) to give security for (debt)

Derived terms

  • gạt bỏ

Noun

gạt

  1. a hand tool used for threshing (e.g. flail)
  2. a wiper (something designed to wipe)

Verb

gạt • ()

  1. to deceive
    Synonyms: lừa, bịp, dối

Derived terms