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buốt

adjectiveadverb
Hanoi [ʔɓuət̚˧˦]Huế [ʔɓuək̚˦˧˥]Saigon [ʔɓuək̚˦˥] browser voice
Syllables · tones

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

buốt means piercing.

Meanings of buốt in English

Adjective

  1. piercing
    • rét buốt daskin-piercing cold

Adverb

  1. piercingly ≈ cóng
    • đau buốtpiercingly painful
    • lạnh buốtpiercingly cold
    • tê buốtpiercingly numbing

Historical script (chữ Nôm / Hán)

Before the Latin alphabet (chữ Quốc ngữ) became standard, buốt could be written as 扑, 𤏫, 𤶽, 𤺭. Today Vietnamese is written only in the Latin alphabet.

Frequently asked questions

What does buốt mean in English?

buốt (adjective) means "piercing".

How do you pronounce buốt?

IPA: Hanoi [ʔɓuət̚˧˦]; Saigon [ʔɓuək̚˦˥]. Tones: buốt — rising tone (sắc).

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