bớt

See also: Appendix:Variations of "bot"

Vietnamese

Pronunciation

(Hà Nội) IPA^(key): [ʔɓəːt̚˧˦]
(Huế) IPA^(key): [ʔɓəːk̚˦˧˥]
(Saigon) IPA^(key): [ʔɓəːk̚˦˥]

Etymology 1

Noun

(classifier cái, vết) bớt • (𤴭)

birthmark

Etymology 2

This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.
Particularly: “Considering the Rục, Muong and Cuối cognates, the Proto-Vietic form would be pǝːc.”

Cognate with Muong pớch.

Verb

bớt • (八, 叭, 扒)

to diminish, to cut down, to decrease, to reduce
Đóng cửa lại đi cho bớt ồn ào.
You should go shut the door so that less noise can come in.

Bớt mưa rồi.
The rain eased up.

Derived terms