vụt

Vietnamese

Etymology

Compare vọt as well as the pair phụt, phọt.

Pronunciation

(Hà Nội) IPA^(key): [vut̚˧˨ʔ]
(Huế) IPA^(key): [vʊk̚˨˩ʔ]
(Hồ Chí Minh City) IPA^(key): [vʊk͡p̚˨˩˨] ~ [jʊk͡p̚˨˩˨]

Verb

vụt • (挬, 桲, 樾, 𨁝, 𨅗) (reduplication vùn vụt)

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

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