vợt

See also: Appendix:Variations of "vot"

Vietnamese

Etymology

Compare vớt (to scoop, to pull out from water).

Pronunciation

  • (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [vəːt̚˧˨ʔ]
  • (Huế) IPA(key): [vəːk̚˨˩ʔ]
  • (Saigon) IPA(key): [vəːk̚˨˩˨] ~ [jəːk̚˨˩˨]

Noun

(classifier cây, cái) vợt • (, 𢵼, 𦅲)

  1. hand net; scoop net
  2. racquet; bat
    tay vợta tennis player (literally, “bat user”)

Derived terms

Verb

vợt • (, 𢵼, 𦅲)

  1. to catch with a hand net