vợt

Vietnamese

Etymology

Compare vớt (“to scoop, to pull out from water”).

Pronunciation

• (Hà Nội) IPA^(key): [vəːt̚˧˨ʔ]
• (Huế) IPA^(key): [vəːk̚˨˩ʔ]
• (Saigon) IPA^(key): [vəːk̚˨˩˨] ~ [jəːk̚˨˩˨]

Noun

(classifier cây, cái) vợt • (越, 𢵼, 𦅲)

1. hand net; scoop net
2. racquet; bat

   tay vợt ― a tennis player (literally, “bat user”)

Derived terms

Derived terms

• quần vợt

 

Verb

vợt • (越, 𢵼, 𦅲)

1. to catch with a hand net

Related terms

• vớt