guột

Vietnamese

Etymology

    Non-Sino-Vietnamese reading of Chinese 蕨 (“bracken”, SV: quyết). Compare Old Chinese 蕨 (OC *Cə.kot) (B-S) and Proto-Tai *kuːtᴰ (> Thai กูด (gùut)).

    Pronunciation

    • (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [ɣuət̚˧˨ʔ]
    • (Huế) IPA(key): [ɣuək̚˨˩ʔ]
    • (Saigon) IPA(key): [ɣuək̚˨˩˨]

    Noun

    (classifier cây) guột

    1. kind of fern
      Synonym: cỏ tế
      Near-synonyms: dương xỉ, giàng giàng
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