tuyệt

See also: tuyết and Tuyết

Vietnamese

Etymology

Sino-Vietnamese word from 絕.

Pronunciation

  • (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [twiət̚˧˨ʔ]
  • (Huế) IPA(key): [twiək̚˨˩ʔ]
  • (Saigon) IPA(key): [t⁽ʷ⁾iək̚˨˩˨]
  • Audio (Hà Nội):(file)

Verb

tuyệt

  1. (chiefly in compounds) to cut off; to exhaust; to use up; to reach the end or extreme

Derived terms

Adjective

tuyệt

  1. (colloquial) nice; great; wonderful; terrific; excellent; perfect

Adverb

tuyệt

  1. (colloquial) extremely (good); exceptionally; immensely
  2. (colloquial) synonym of tuyệt nhiên (“absolutely”)
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