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

(Hà Nội) IPA^(key): [vut̚˧ˀ˨ʔ]
(Huế) IPA^(key): [vʊk̚˨ˀ˨ʔ]
(Hồ Chí Minh City) IPA^(key): [vʲʊk͡p̚˨˩˨]

Verb

vụt (挬, 桲, 樾, 𨁝, 𨅗)

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

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