bứt

Vietnamese

Etymology

From Proto-Vietic *pəc, from Proto-Mon-Khmer *pic ~ *piic ~ *piəc ~ *pəc. Cognates include Muong Bi pếch, Arem pɪc, Chut [Rục] pic⁷, Sora pɨɟ-.

Related to bắt, phứt, phắt.

Pronunciation

• (Hà Nội) IPA^(key): [ʔɓɨt̚˧˦]
• (Huế) IPA^(key): [ʔɓɨk̚˦˧˥]
• (Saigon) IPA^(key): [ʔɓɨk̚˦˥]

Verb

bứt • (抔)

1. to take off; to pluck
2. to tear out

See also

Derived terms

• bứt rứt