dắt

See also: Appendix:Variations of "dat"

Vietnamese

Alternative forms

• (North Central Vietnam) đắt (dialects without final /t/-/k/ merger)
• (North Central Vietnam) đắc (dialects with final /t/-/k/ merger)

Etymology

From Proto-Vietic *-tac.

Pronunciation

• (Hà Nội) IPA^(key): [zat̚˧˦]
• (Huế) IPA^(key): [jak̚˦˧˥]
• (Saigon) IPA^(key): [jak̚˦˥]

Verb

dắt • (㩫, 迭, 逸, 𢩮, 𢴑, 𦄵, 𪮽)

1. to lead; to guide by hand(s)

   dắt chó đi dạo ― to walk the dog

   dắt trâu đi cày ― to lead the buffalo to the field

2. to manually control and bring along

   dắt xe đạp ra khỏi nhà ― to take the bike out of one's house

See also

Derived terms

• dắt díu
• dắt mũi
• dẫn dắt
• dìu dắt