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 (, , , 𨁝, 𨅗) (phonemic reduplicative vùn vụt)

  1. to flog (someone); to lash with a whip
  2. (sports) to smash (ball)
  3. to move, run or flee suddenly and very quickly
  4. (Central Vietnam, Southern Vietnam) to toss; to throw (forcefully and far)
  5. (Central Vietnam, Southern Vietnam) to throw away; to discard
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