quạt

See also: quat, quất, quặt, quật, and quat'

Vietnamese

Etymology

From Proto-Vietic *gwaːt (“fan”).

Pronunciation

• (Hà Nội) IPA^(key): [kwaːt̚˧˨ʔ]
• (Huế) IPA^(key): [kwaːk̚˨˩ʔ]
• (Saigon) IPA^(key): [waːk̚˨˩˨]
• Homophone: quạc

quạt

Noun

(classifier cái, cây) quạt • (𦑗, 撅, 搧, 厥, 𢅅, 橛, 𱻥)

1. a fan (hand-held or electrical device)

   biểu đồ hình quạt ― a pie chart

Usage notes

• The classifier cây can (and often) be used for hand-held fans as well as pedestal fans, while something like a cooling fan in a computer, airplane fan, or a ceiling fan can only used with cái.

Derived terms

• quạt tay (“hand-held fan”)
• quạt máy (“electrical fan”)
• quạt điện (“electrical fan”)
• quạt trần (“ceiling fan”)

Verb

quạt • (𦑗, 撅, 搧, 厥, 𢅅, 橛, 𱻥)

1. to fan (to blow air on by means of a fan)