giọt

Vietnamese

Pronunciation

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

Etymology 1

From Proto-Austroasiatic *ɟɔːtʔ (“to fall; to drip”). Cognate with Thavung tajɔːt, Khmu [Cuang] kmɟɔːt ("drop"), Semai jot (“to drip”).

Noun

giọt • (湥, 󲅢, 𠸂)

  1. drop (e.g. of rain); droplet
Derived terms
  • giọt hồng
  • nhỏ giọt

Etymology 2

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Verb

giọt

  1. to pound; to flatten (with a hammer, pestle, etc.)
  2. (colloquial) to beat; to thrash; to drub
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