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giết

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See also: giet and ġiet

Vietnamese

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Etymology

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From Proto-Vietic *k-ə-ceːt (surface form of morphologically *k-pr-ceːt, with *-pr- reduced to *-r- then to a vocalic element), the causative form of *k-ceːt (“to die”) (whence chết). Cognate with Chut [Rục] kuciːt⁷ ("to kill"), Proto-Monic *k-r-cət (“to kill”) (whence Mon ဂစိုတ်).

Pronunciation

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Verb

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giết • (折, 𢷄, 𪲽, 𣩂, 𱥘, 𤄌)

  1. to kill
    giết người ― to kill a person
    giết người hàng loạt ― to be a serial killer

Derived terms

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See also

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