trệt

See also: Appendix:Variations of "tret"

Vietnamese

Etymology

From Proto-Vietic *g-leːt (“ground”). Cognate with Proto-Pong *kleːt⁸. Doublet of bệt.

Attested as Northern Middle Vietnamese blẹt in Dictionarium Annamiticum Lusitanum et Latinum (1651).

Pronunciation

  • (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [t͡ɕet̚˧˨ʔ]
  • (Huế) IPA(key): [ʈet̚˨˩ʔ]
  • (Saigon) IPA(key): [ʈəːt̚˨˩˨]

Adjective

trệt • (徹)

  1. (Southern Vietnam, of storey, house, etc.) close to the ground; at the bottom
    tầng trệt ― ground floor
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