vụt

See also: Appendix:Variations of "vut"

Vietnamese

Etymology

Compare vọt as well as the pair phụt, phọt.

Pronunciation

  • (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [vut̚˧˨ʔ]
  • (Huế) IPA(key): [vʊk̚˨˩ʔ]
  • (Saigon) IPA(key): [vʊk͡p̚˨˩˨] ~ [jʊk͡p̚˨˩˨]

Verb

vụt • (挬, 桲, 樾, 𨁝, 𨅗) (reduplication vùn vụt)

  1. to flog (someone); to lash with a whip
  2. (sports) to smash (ball)
  3. to move, run or flee suddenly and very quickly
  4. (Central Vietnam, Southern Vietnam) to toss; to throw (forcefully and far)
  5. (Central Vietnam, Southern Vietnam) to throw away; to discard
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