vuốt

Vietnamese

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

(Hà Nội) IPA^(key): [vuət̚˧˦]
(Huế) IPA^(key): [vuək̚˦˧˥]
(Hồ Chí Minh City) IPA^(key): [vuək̚˦˥] ~ [juək̚˦˥]

Noun

vuốt (捽, 潷, 爪, 猝, 𢴩, 𤔯, 𤢇)

claw

Derived terms

móng vuốt
nanh vuốt

Verb

vuốt (捽, 潷, 爪, 猝, 𢴩, 𤔯, 𤢇)

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

Derived terms

vuốt ve

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