tuốt

Vietnamese

Etymology

The undiphthongized form tót is attested in Dictionarium Anamitico-Latinum (1838), glossed as exerere.

Compare Proto-Katuic *sɔɔt (to strip rice from stalk) (whence Pacoh xot), Khmu [Cuang] hɔːt ("to harvest").

Pronunciation

Verb

tuốt • (, )

  1. to detach
  2. to unsheathe
  3. to whittle, to sharpen

Derived terms

Derived terms
  • tuốt luốt
  • tuốt tuồn tuột
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