Vietnamese

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Etymology

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vắt (to squeeze) +‎ sữa (milk).

Pronunciation

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  • (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [vat̚˧˦ sɨə˦ˀ˥]
  • (Huế) IPA(key): [vak̚˦˧˥ ʂɨə˧˨] ~ [vak̚˦˧˥ sɨə˧˨]
  • (Saigon) IPA(key): [vak̚˦˥ ʂɨə˨˩˦] ~ [jak̚˦˥ sɨə˨˩˦]
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Verb

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vắt sữa

  1. to milk (to express milk from mammal; to draw from the breasts or udder; to masturbate a male to ejaculation)