quật

See also: quat, quất, quặt, quạt, and quat'

Vietnamese

Pronunciation

  • (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [kwət̚˧˨ʔ]
  • (Huế) IPA(key): [kwək̚˨˩ʔ]
  • (Saigon) IPA(key): [wək̚˨˩˨]

Etymology 1

    Sino-Vietnamese word from 掘.

    Verb

    quật

    1. (only in compounds) to dig up, to disinter
    Derived terms

    Etymology 2

    From Proto-Mon-Khmer *kwit ~ *kwiət ~ *kwət (“to beat”); cognates include Khasi khyrwit (“to beat with stick”), kyrwit (“to beat”), kawiat (“to beat with something small”).

    Verb

    quật (reduplication quần quật)

    1. to beat; to lash; to whip
    Derived terms

    Etymology 3

    Romanization

    quật

    1. Sino-Vietnamese reading of 倔
    Derived terms
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