lặt
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See also: Appendix:Variations of "lat"
Vietnamese[edit]
Alternative forms[edit]
- (originally Northern Vietnam, now common) nhặt
Etymology[edit]
Attested as mlặt, lặt, nhạt, mnhạt in the Dictionarium Annamiticum Lusitanum et Latinum (1651).
From Proto-Vietic *m-ləc. Cognate with Arem alɪc.
Pronunciation[edit]
Verb[edit]
- (Central Vietnam, Southern Vietnam) to pluck off
- lặt lá mai đón Tết ― to pluck the leaves of the mai tree to prepare for the blossom during New Year
- (Central Vietnam) to castrate
- Synonym: thiến
- bò lặt ― a castrated ox