cát

Vietnamese

Etymology

From Proto-Vietic *t-kaːc, from Proto-Mon-Khmer *ksac ~ *ksaac (“sand”) (through metathesis). Cognates include ខ្សាច់ (khsac).

Pronunciation

(Hà Nội) IPA^(key): [kaːt̚˧˦]
(Huế) IPA^(key): [kaːk̚˦˧˥]
(Hồ Chí Minh City) IPA^(key): [kaːk̚˦˥]

Noun

(classifier hạt) cát (𡋥, 𪶼, 𣻅)

sand
grain (as in a fine grain of silk)

Derived terms

bão cát (sandstorm)
cát kết (sandstone)

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