ướt

See also: ūot

Vietnamese

Etymology

From Proto-Mon-Khmer *kʔaac (“wet”); cognate with Semai ka'aac. Compare the át in ướt át, which is the undiphthongized version of the root.

Pronunciation

  • (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [ʔɨət̚˧˦]
  • (Huế) IPA(key): [ʔɨək̚˦˧˥]
  • (Saigon) IPA(key): [ʔɨək̚˦˥]

Adjective

ướt • (㲸, 𣿌) (diminutive reduplication ươn ướt)

  1. wet
    Mới mưa xong nền ướt, coi chừng té.
    It just rained and the floor is wet, so be careful so that you don't slip.

Derived terms

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