tết

See also: Appendix:Variations of "tet"

Vietnamese

Pronunciation

Etymology 1

Possibly

    non-Sino-Vietnamese reading of Chinese 紲 (“to tie, to bind (v.); rope, cord, bridle, halter (n.)”, SV: tiết).

    Verb

    tết • (緤)

    1. to plait; to twist (rope, hair, etc.)
    See also

    Etymology 2

    Noun

    tết • (節)

    1. alternative letter-case form of Tết
    2. (rare, usually in quotations) a festival
      "tết" con trai ― Tango no Sekku (literally, “boys' festival”)
      "tết" con gái ― Hinamatsuri (literally, “girls' festival”)
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