trượt

Vietnamese

Etymology

From Proto-Vietic *b-laːt (to slip). Compare Central and Southern Vietnamese trợt.

See also Proto-Tai *blaːtᴰ (to slip and fall) (whence Thai พลัด (plát)).

Pronunciation

  • (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [t͡ɕɨət̚˧˨ʔ]
  • (Huế) IPA(key): [ʈɨək̚˨˩ʔ]
  • (Saigon) IPA(key): [ʈɨək̚˨˩˨]
  • Audio (Saigon):(file)

Verb

trượt

  1. to slip
  2. to slide (along)
  3. to fail to hit
  4. to fail (in an examination)
  5. to skate (a skateboard, ice skating)

Derived terms

See also

  • trợt
  • tượt