bít tất

Vietnamese

Alternative forms

  • (obsolete) bí tất

Etymology

    Non-Sino-Vietnamese reading of Chinese 蔽膝 (“ancient knee covering”, SV: tế tất). The obsolete form bí tất is also attested.

    The "intrusive" ‹-t› in the first syllable occurred in anticipation of the ‹t-› in tất.

    Pronunciation

    • (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [ʔɓit̚˧˦ tət̚˧˦]
    • (Huế) IPA(key): [ʔɓit̚˦˧˥ tək̚˦˧˥]
    • (Saigon) IPA(key): [ʔɓɨt̚˦˥ tək̚˦˥]

    Noun

    (classifier cái, chiếc) bít tất

    1. (Northern Vietnam) sock (covering for the foot)
      Synonyms: tất, vớ
      đôi bít tất ― a pair of socks
    2. (by extension) stocking
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