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út

Level ≈B2 (approx.) adjectivepronoun Top 5,000 most common
Hanoi [ʔut̚˧˦]Huế [ʔʊk̚˦˧˥]Saigon [ʔʊk͡p̚˦˥] browser voice
Syllables · tones
útrisingsắc

Each syllable carries one of six tones; the mark on the vowel tells you which. How the six tones sound →

út means lastborn; youngest.

Meanings of út in English

Adjective

  1. lastborn; youngest
    • con útthe youngest child
    • em útthe youngest sibling

Pronoun

  1. Southern Vietnam, familiar you, my youngest sibling
  2. Southern Vietnam, familiar you, my youngest uncle or aunt
  3. Southern Vietnam, familiar he/him/she/her, my youngest uncle or aunt

Words with út

ngón útút namút nữ

Synonyms and antonyms of út

Antonyms

cả

Example sentences with út

  • Mary là con gái út của Tom. Mary is Tom's youngest daughter.
  • Mary là con gái út của Tom đấy. Mary is Tom's youngest daughter.
  • Tôi có một vết thương ở ngón chân út. I have a pain in my little toe.

Bilingual example sentences from Tatoeba (tatoeba.org, CC BY 2.0 FR).

Historical script (chữ Nôm / Hán)

Before the Latin alphabet (chữ Quốc ngữ) became standard, út could be written as 乙, 𠃝. Today Vietnamese is written only in the Latin alphabet.

Etymology

From Proto-Vietic *ʔuːc.

Frequently asked questions

What does út mean in English?

út (adjective) means "lastborn; youngest".

How do you pronounce út?

IPA: Hanoi [ʔut̚˧˦]; Saigon [ʔʊk͡p̚˦˥]. Tones: út — rising tone (sắc).

Meanings, pronunciation and etymology from English Wiktionary (wiktionary.org, via kaikki.org; CC BY-SA 4.0), reviewed and edited; example sentences from Tatoeba (CC BY 2.0 FR). IPA shown for three accents: Hanoi (Northern), Huế (Central) and Saigon (Southern). The Listen button uses your browser's Vietnamese voice, for reference only. Levels are approximate, estimated from word frequency. Spotted a mistake? Let NgonNgu know.