cát
See also: Appendix:Variations of "cat"
Vietnamese edit
Alternative forms edit
- (North Central Vietnam) gát
Etymology edit
From Proto-Vietic *t-kaːc, from Proto-Mon-Khmer *ksac ~ *ksaac (“sand”) (through metathesis, Shorto's reconstruction). Cognate with Khmer ខ្សាច់ (khsac).
The unexpected lenition in many North Central dialects (which are often unaffected by lenition compared to the mainstream dialects) is due to hypercorrection.
Pronunciation edit
- (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [kaːt̚˧˦]
- (Huế) IPA(key): [kaːk̚˦˧˥]
- (Hồ Chí Minh City) IPA(key): [kaːk̚˦˥]
Audio (Ho Chi Minh City) (file)
Noun edit
(classifier hạt) cát • (吉, 葛, 𡋥, 𪶼, 𣻅, 𡑪)
See also edit
Derived terms