suốt

See also: sướt and sượt

Vietnamese

Pronunciation

  • (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [suət̚˧˦]
  • (Huế) IPA(key): [ʂuək̚˦˧˥] ~ [suək̚˦˧˥]
  • (Saigon) IPA(key): [ʂuək̚˦˥] ~ [suək̚˦˥]

Etymology 1

Attested in Phật thuyết đại báo phụ mẫu ân trọng kinh (佛說大報父母恩重經) as 可律 (MC khaX lwit) (modern SV: khả luật) and (MC lwit) (modern SV: luật).

Adverb

suốt • (, 𢖀, 𫧦, )

  1. throughout; from end to end; entire
    suốt ngàyall day
    suốt đờithe entire of one's life
    • 15th century, Nguyễn Trãi, “陳情 Trần Tình 2”, in Quốc âm thi tập (國音詩集):
      黄泊茹庒固某分
      冷世𩚵𥼲特奴咹
      論課冬恒如𤇮
      務夏矯答𧜖
      Vàng bạc nhà chẳng có mấy phần,
      Lành thay cơm cám được no ăn.
      Trọn khuở đông, hằng nhờ bếp,
      Suốt mùa hè, kẻo đắp chăn.
      My family is not rich in material wealth,
      But I fortunately have enough food to never go hungry.
      All winter, I have the stove to keep warm,
      And throughout summer, I don't have to wrap up in a blanket.
Derived terms
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Etymology 2

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

Noun

(classifier con) suốt • (𣖠)

  1. bobbin (often made of bamboo)