ngắt

Vietnamese

Pronunciation

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

Etymology 1

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Verb

ngắt • (𢩧, 扢, 𢪰)

1. to pick

   ngắt lá ― to pick a leaf

2. (by extension) to sharply interrupt
3. (by extension) to cease; to cut off

   ngắt máy ― to hang-up the phone

   ngắt kết nối ― to cut connection

Derived terms

Derived terms

• ngắt lời (“to interrupt”)

 

Etymology 2

Adverb

ngắt • (𡴯, 𠖯, 汔, 乙, 𢪰)

1. very; highly; greatly

See also

Derived terms

• chán ngắt
• chết ngắt
• đắng ngắt
• giá ngắt
• lạnh ngắt
• lặng ngắt
• nguội ngắt
• nguội tanh nguội ngắt
• tái ngắt
• tẻ ngắt
• vắng ngắt
• vắng tanh vắng ngắt
• xám ngắt
• xanh ngắt