gắt

See also: gat, Gat, gát, gât, and -gat

Vietnamese

Etymology

This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.
Particularly: “The look is pretty native, with short /a/ and lenition. The etymology from Shorto (2006) is probably unsustainable though.”

Pronunciation

(Hà Nội) IPA^(key): [ɣat̚˧˦]
(Huế) IPA^(key): [ɣak̚˦˧˥]
(Saigon) IPA^(key): [ɣak̚˦˥]

Verb

gắt • (噶)

(transitive) to scold, to chide

Adjective

gắt • (噶)

(of taste and sunshine) strong and/or harsh
ngọt gắt ― very sweet
irritable; impatient; short-tempered

References

Hồ Ngọc Đức, editor (2003), “gắt”, in Việt–Việt‎^[1] (DICT), Leipzig: Free Vietnamese Dictionary Project (details), archived from the original on 12 November 2024