đứt

See also: Appendix:Variations of "dut"

Vietnamese

Etymology

From Proto-Mon-Khmer *t₁ac (“to break, be severed”); cognate with Muong Bi tếch, Khmer ដាច់ (dac), Koho tac (“to cut”), Halang kơtĕk (“to snap, to break (rope)”), Khasi thait (“to snap”), Khmu tec ("torn raggedly"). Compare also dứt.

Pronunciation

• (Hà Nội) IPA^(key): [ʔɗɨt̚˧˦]
• (Huế) IPA^(key): [ʔɗɨk̚˦˧˥]
• (Hồ Chí Minh City) IPA^(key): [ʔɗɨk̚˦˥]

Verb

đứt • (怛, 坦, 䋎, 𠝗, 𢯟, 𱹶, 𬗥, 𠞹, 𢴑)

1. (intransitive) to break off, to be cut off

   Dây đàn lên căng quá thì sẽ đứt.

   A guitar string would snap if it's under too much tension when tuning.

Adjective

đứt • (怛, 坦, 䋎, 𠝗, 𢯟, 𱹶, 𬗥, 𠞹, 𢴑)

1. cut off

See also

Derived terms

• cắt đứt
• đứt bóng
• đứt gãy
• đứt quãng
• đứt ruột