đút

See also: Appendix:Variations of "dut"

Vietnamese

Etymology

From Proto-Vietic *tuːt ~ *nsuːt. Related to nút through an infixed form.

Pronunciation

• (Hà Nội) IPA^(key): [ʔɗut̚˧˦]
• (Huế) IPA^(key): [ʔɗʊk̚˦˧˥]
• (Hồ Chí Minh City) IPA^(key): [ʔɗʊk͡p̚˦˥]

Verb

đút • (揬, 賥)

1. to slide/slip (something into a small opening)

   đút tay vào túi quần ― to put your hand(s) in your pocket(s)

   đút túi ― to pocket (some money, literally or figuratively)

2. to spoon-feed; to hand-feed

   Synonym: bón

3. Short for đút lót (“to bribe”).

Derived terms

Derived terms

• đút lót