giọt

Vietnamese

Pronunciation

• (Hà Nội) IPA^(key): [zɔt̚˧˨ʔ]
• (Huế) IPA^(key): [jɔk̚˨˩ʔ]
• (Hồ Chí Minh City) IPA^(key): [jɔk̚˨˩˨]

Etymology 1

From Proto-Mon-Khmer *ɟu(t) ~ *ɟuə(t) (“to fall; to drip”). Cognate with Thavung tajɔːt, Khmu [Cuang] kmɟɔːt ("drop"), Semai jot (“to drip”).

Noun

giọt • (湥)

1. drop (e.g. of rain); droplet

Derived terms

Derived terms

• giọt hồng
• nhỏ giọt

 

Etymology 2

Verb

giọt

1. to pound; to flatten (with a hammer, pestle, etc.)
2. (colloquial) to beat; to thrash; to drub