thốt

See also: thot, thớt, and tho't

Vietnamese

Etymology

Non-Sino-Vietnamese reading of Chinese 說 (SV: thuyết). Doublet of thuyết.

Pronunciation

• (Hà Nội) IPA^(key): [tʰot̚˧˦]
• (Huế) IPA^(key): [tʰok̚˦˧˥]
• (Hồ Chí Minh City) IPA^(key): [tʰok̚˦˥]

Verb

thốt

1. (usually literary) to utter; to speak; to tell

   Nàng có nhiều điều muốn nói mà chẳng thốt nên lời.

   She has a lot to say, but cannot utter a single word.

See also

Derived terms

• thề thốt