phết

Vietnamese

Pronunciation

Etymology 1

Likely originally the North Central form. Compare bết, now less common.

Verb

phết • (丿, 撇, 撥, 𤼵)

  1. to spread; to daub
    phết bơ lên miếng bánh mì ― to spread butter on a slice of toast

Verb

phết

  1. (colloquial) to spank

Etymology 2

Noun

phết

  1. (Southern Vietnam) comma
    Synonym: phẩy

Etymology 3

Adverb

phết • (發, 𬨙)

  1. (colloquial) an intensifier, placed after adjectives.
    hay phết ― really good/interesting
    nhanh phết ― real fast
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