hút

See also: hut, Hut, hűt, hüt, and huť

Vietnamese

Etymology

From Proto-Mon-Khmer *hut ~ *huut ~ *huət ~ *huc ~ *huuc ~ *huəc; cognate with Khmer ហុត (hot, “to suck up”) and Bahnar huch.

Pronunciation

• (Hà Nội) IPA^(key): [hut̚˧˦]
• (Huế) IPA^(key): [hʊk̚˦˧˥]
• (Hồ Chí Minh City) IPA^(key): [hʊk͡p̚˦˥]

Verb

hút • (吸, 唿)

1. to absorb, to suck

   ống hút ― a drinking straw

2. to smoke

   hút thuốc ― to smoke (a cigarette)

3. to attract (iron)
4. (colloquial) to attract

   Quán đó hút khách dữ lắm.

   That store attracts a lot of customers.

Derived terms

Derived terms

• cuốn hút
• hút hít
• hút sách
• ống hút
• thu hút

 

Anagrams

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