vuốt

Vietnamese

Etymology

From Proto-Vietic *c-pɔt, from Proto-Mon-Khmer *puut ~ *puət (“to rub, to stroke”); cognate with Riang puət¹, Khasi syrpud (“to rub gently”), Mon ဗဗတ် (həpòt, “to rub”), Khmer ពួត (puət, “to rub”) and ច្បូត (cbout, “to caress”).

Pronunciation

• (Hà Nội) IPA^(key): [vuət̚˧˦]
• (Huế) IPA^(key): [vuək̚˦˧˥]
• (Saigon) IPA^(key): [vuək̚˦˥] ~ [juək̚˦˥]

Noun

vuốt • (捽, 潷, 爪, 猝, 𢴩, 𤔯, 𤢇)

1. claw

Derived terms

Derived terms

• móng vuốt
• nanh vuốt

 

Verb

vuốt • (捽, 潷, 爪, 猝, 𢴩, 𤔯, 𤢇)

1. to caress, to stroke (as in "to stroke a dog's head")

Derived terms

Derived terms

• vuốt ve