trượt

Vietnamese

Etymology

From Proto-Vietic *b-laːt (“to slip”). Compare Central and Southern Vietnamese trợt.

See also Proto-Tai *blaːtᴰ (“to slip and fall”) (whence Thai พลัด (plát)).

Pronunciation

• (Hà Nội) IPA^(key): [t͡ɕɨət̚˧˨ʔ]
• (Huế) IPA^(key): [ʈɨək̚˨˩ʔ]
• (Saigon) IPA^(key): [ʈɨək̚˨˩˨]

• Audio (Saigon):

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Verb

trượt

1. to slip
2. to slide (along)
3. to fail to hit
4. to fail (in an examination)
5. to skate (a skateboard, ice skating)

Derived terms

• trơn trượt
• trượt băng
• trượt nước
• trượt tuyết
• trượt ván
• ván trượt

See also

• trợt
• tượt