mất
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See also: Appendix:Variations of "mat"
Vietnamese[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From Proto-Vietic *ɓǝt; cognate with Arem bʉt.
Pronunciation[edit]
Verb[edit]
- to lose something
- (formal, euphemistic) to die
- Antonym: còn
- to take (time)
- Chuyến đi phải mất một ngày. ― The trip takes one day.
Derived terms[edit]
Derived terms
Particle[edit]
mất
- used to indicate the absence of something after the action expressed in the verb
- 1957, Đoàn Giỏi, chapter 9, in Đất rừng phương Nam, Kim Đồng:
- Bầy ong hoảng hốt nối nhau bay mất không còn một con.
- The swarming bees in their panic all together flew away until not one was left.