cụt

See also: Appendix:Variations of "cut"

Vietnamese

Etymology

From Proto-Mon-Khmer *sguut ~ *sgat ~ *(s)gət (“to be cut short, to cut”). Cognate with Arem kùːt ("to chop, to cut short"), Mon ကုတ် (“to cut off”), Khmu kut ("to be shortened").

Pronunciation

• (Hà Nội) IPA^(key): [kut̚˧˨ʔ]
• (Huế) IPA^(key): [kʊk̚˨˩ʔ]
• (Hồ Chí Minh City) IPA^(key): [kʊk͡p̚˨˩˨]
• Homophone: cục

Adjective

cụt • (橛, 厥, 𥐒)

1. cut off; shortened; decreased

   cụt chân ― crippled

2. (geometry) being a frustum

Derived terms

• chim cánh cụt (penguin)
• cụt hứng (to lose interest)
• cụt lủn (curt; short)
• cụt ngủn
• cụt thun lủn
• đuôi cụt
• hình chóp cụt
• hình nón cụt
• lụt cụt
• mống cụt
• ngõ cụt (dead end)
• nón cụt
• quần cụt
• xương cụt (coccyx)