lặt

See also: Appendix:Variations of "lat"

Vietnamese

Alternative forms

  • (originally Northern Vietnam, now common) nhặt

Etymology

Attested as mlặt, lặt, nhạt, mnhạt in the Dictionarium Annamiticum Lusitanum et Latinum (1651).

From Proto-Vietic *m-ləc. Cognate with Arem alɪc.

Pronunciation

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

Verb

lặt • (栗, 搮)

  1. (Central Vietnam, Southern Vietnam) to pluck off
    lặt lá mai đón Tết ― to pluck the leaves of the mai tree to prepare for the blossom during New Year
  2. (Central Vietnam) to castrate an animal
    Synonym: thiến
    bò lặt ― a castrated ox
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