huýt

Vietnamese

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Austroasiatic *huəcʔ (“to whistle”). Cognate with Koho hoac, Bahnar hôch, Khmer ហួច (huəc).

Pronunciation

  • (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [hwit̚˧˦]
  • (Huế) IPA(key): [hwɨt̚˦˧˥]
  • (Saigon) IPA(key): [wɨt̚˦˥]

Verb

huýt • (𠲣, 𬕫)

  1. to whistle

Derived terms

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