hút

From Proto-Mon-Khmer *hut ~ *huut ~ *huət ~ *huc ~ *huuc ~ *huəc; cognate with Khmer ហុត (hot, “to suck up”) and Bahnar huch.

• (Hà Nội) IPA^(key): [hut̚˧˦]
• (Huế) IPA^(key): [hʊk̚˦˧˥]
• (Saigon) IPA^(key): [hʊk͡p̚˦˥]

hút • (吸, 唿)

1. to absorb, to suck

   ống hút ― a drinking straw

2. to smoke

   hút thuốc ― to smoke (a cigarette)

3. to attract (iron)
4. (colloquial) to attract

   Quán đó hút khách dữ lắm.

   That store attracts a lot of customers.

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