phát
Vietnamese
editPronunciation
edit- (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [faːt̚˧˦]
- (Huế) IPA(key): [faːk̚˦˧˥]
- (Saigon) IPA(key): [faːk̚˦˥]
Audio (Hà Nội): (file)
Etymology 1
editSino-Vietnamese word from 發 (“to issue, to dispatch, to send out, to emit”).
Verb
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- to distribute, to dispense, to issue, to deliver
Derived terms
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Etymology 2
editFrom Proto-Mon-Khmer *cpaat (“to pull sharp instrument across”). Cognates includes Khmer ប៉ាត (paat, “to trim down, filed”), Mon သွာတ် (“to shred with a sharp instrument”), Stieng paːt (“to cut oneself on a sharp instrument”).
Verb
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