huýt

Level ≈B2 (approx.) verb Top 3,000 most common

Hanoi [hwit̚˧˦]Huế [hwɨt̚˦˧˥]Saigon [wɨt̚˦˥] browser voice

Syllables · tones

huýtrisingsắc

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

huýt means to whistle.

Meanings of huýt in English

Verb

to whistle

Words with huýt

tu huýt

Example sentences with huýt

Tom đã huýt sáo. Tom whistled.
Tôi đã huýt sáo. I whistled.
Tom đã nghe thấy ai đó huýt sáo ở bên ngoài. Tom heard someone whistling outside.
Tom nghe thấy tiếng ai đó huýt sáo ở bên ngoài. Tom heard someone whistling outside.

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, huýt could be written as 𠲣, 𬕫. Today Vietnamese is written only in the Latin alphabet.

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Austroasiatic *huəcʔ (“to whistle”) (Sidwell, 2024). Cognate with Koho hoac, Bahnar hôch, Khmer ហួច (huəc).

Frequently asked questions

What does huýt mean in English?

huýt (verb) means "to whistle".

How do you pronounce huýt?

IPA: Hanoi [hwit̚˧˦]; Saigon [wɨt̚˦˥]. Tones: huýt — 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.