lụt
nounadjective Top 5,000 most common
Hanoi [lut̚˧˨ʔ]Huế [lʊk̚˨˩ʔ]Saigon [lʊk͡p̚˨˩˨] browser voice
Each syllable carries one of six tones; the mark on the vowel tells you which. How the six tones sound →
lụt means flood.
Classifier: trận — e.g. một trận lụt (one flood)
Meanings of lụt in English
Noun
- flood (that overflows land not usually covered with water)
- nạn lụtflood
Adjective
- blunt
Adjective
- of land be flooded
Words with lụt
Example sentences with lụt
- Ngôi làng bị ngập lụt. The village was flooded.
- Trận lụt là thảm họa tồi tệ nhất mà họ từng trải qua. The flood was the greatest disaster they had ever had.
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, lụt could be written as 𣹕. Today Vietnamese is written only in the Latin alphabet.
Etymology
From Proto-Vietic *p-luːt (“inonder, to flood”), from Proto-Mon-Khmer. Compare Chut blut¹ ("to flood"), Ngeq lṳut ("flood"), Khmer លិច (lɨc, “to sink, to submerge, to overflow, to flood”). See also lút.
Frequently asked questions
What does lụt mean in English?
lụt (noun) means "flood".
How do you pronounce lụt?
IPA: Hanoi [lut̚˧˨ʔ]; Saigon [lʊk͡p̚˨˩˨]. Tones: lụt — heavy tone (nặng).
What classifier is used with lụt?
Common classifiers: trận — for example "một trận lụt" (one flood).