vụt
Vietnamese
Etymology
Perhaps from Proto-Mon-Khmer *rbət (“to whip; to thresh with flail”); compare Khmer វាត់ (vŏət, “to lash; to whip”), រំពាត់ (rumpŏət, “whip; lash”). Also compare Vietnamese bật (“to strike (fire)”).
Pronunciation
Verb
vụt • (挬, 桲, 樾, 𨁝, 𨅗) (reduplication vùn vụt)
- to flog (someone); to lash with a whip
- (sports) to smash (ball)
- to move, run or flee suddenly and very quickly
- (Central Vietnam, Southern Vietnam) to toss; to throw (forcefully and far)
- (Central Vietnam, Southern Vietnam) to throw away; to discard