chật

See also: Appendix:Variations of "chat"

Vietnamese

Etymology

This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.
Particularly: “Possibly cognate with Khmer ជិត (cɨt).”

Pronunciation

(Hà Nội) IPA^(key): [t͡ɕət̚˧˨ʔ]
(Huế) IPA^(key): [t͡ɕək̚˨˩ʔ]
(Saigon) IPA^(key): [cək̚˨˩˨]

Adjective

chật • (𡒻)

having little space, or spanning a small amount of space; cramped, tight, narrow, claustrophobic, etc.
Synonym: hẹp

Antonym: rộng

đất chật người đông ― being a small areas, yet rather populous
(clothing) tight or too small; compare rộng (“loose or too big”) and vừa (“fitted”)

Derived terms

chật chội (“narrow/cramped”) (từ láy)
chật cứng (“overpacked with”)
chật hẹp (“narrow/crowded”)
chật ních (“overpacked”)