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đốt

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đốt means to set fire to; to set ablaze; to ignite.

Meanings of đốt in English

Verb

  1. transitive to set fire to; to set ablaze; to ignite
    • đốt củito burn wood
    • đốt nhàto set a house on fire

Verb

  1. Northern Vietnam, transitive, of an insect to sting ≈ chíchchâm
    • bị ong đốtbe stung by bees

Noun

  1. joint; segment; internode
    • đốt ngón tayphalanx (literally, “finger segment”)

Words with đốt

chất đốtđốt cháy giai đoạnđốt phákhí đốtthiêu đốtđốt sốnggiun đốt

Example sentences with đốt

  • Bạn có nghĩ Tom là người đốt lửa không? Do you think Tom was the one who set the fire?
  • Ai đã đốt lửa? Who started the fire?
  • Đốt nó đi. Burn it.

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, đốt could be written as 炪, 𤋿, 焠, 㷝. Today Vietnamese is written only in the Latin alphabet.

Etymology

From Proto-Vietic *tuːc (“to light”), from Proto-Mon-Khmer *t₁ut ~ *t₁uut ~ *t₁uc ~ *t₁uuc (“to light”). Cognate with Muong tốch, Khmer ដុត (dot, “to set light to, burn, grill”), Khasi thuit (“to catch fire”), Semai tòòt (“to burn, set light”).

Frequently asked questions

What does đốt mean in English?

đốt (verb) means "to set fire to; to set ablaze; to ignite".

How do you pronounce đốt?

IPA: Hanoi [ʔɗot̚˧˦]; Saigon [ʔɗok̚˦˥]. Tones: đốt — 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.