quét

See also: quẹt and quệt

Vietnamese

Etymology

Compare Proto-Tai *kwaːtᴰ (“to sweep”) (whence Thai กวาด (gwàat)).

Pronunciation

  • (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [kwɛt̚˧˦]
  • (Huế) IPA(key): [kwɛt̚˦˧˥]
  • (Saigon) IPA(key): [wɛt̚˦˥]

Verb

quét • (𢭯, 𪭱, 𪩺)

  1. to sweep (with a broom); to sweep up
  2. to coat (with); to paint
  3. to scan (code, etc.)

Derived terms

See also

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