quạt

See also: quat, quất, quặt, quật, and quat'

Vietnamese

Etymology

From Proto-Vietic *gwaːt (“fan”), from Proto-Mon-Khmer *waat (“to go round; to curve; to bend; to turn”); cognate with Khmer វាត (viət, “to turn boat by paddling”).

Pronunciation

• (Hà Nội) IPA^(key): [kwaːt̚˧˨ʔ]
• (Huế) IPA^(key): [kwaːk̚˨˩ʔ]
• (Saigon) IPA^(key): [waːk̚˨˩˨]
• Homophone: quạc

quạt

Noun

(classifier cái) quạt • (抉, 掘, 搧, 撅, 𢅅, 𦑗)

1. a fan (hand-held or electrical device)

   biểu đồ hình quạt

   a pie chart

Derived terms

• quạt điện (“electrical fan”)
• quạt trần (“ceiling fan”)

Verb

quạt • (抉, 掘, 搧, 撅, 𢅅, 𦑗)

1. to fan (to blow air on by means of a fan)