cát

Vietnamese

Etymology

From Proto-Vietic *t-kaːc, from Proto-Mon-Khmer *ksac ~ *ksaac (“sand”) (through metathesis, Shorto's reconstruction). Cognates include ខ្សាច់ (khsac).

Pronunciation

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

Noun

(classifier hạt) cát • (𡋥, 𡑪, 𪶼, 𣻅)

1. sand
2. grain (as in a fine grain of silk)

Derived terms

Derived terms

• bão cát (“sandstorm”)
• cát kết (“sandstone”)
• đất cát