rát
Each syllable carries one of six tones; the mark on the vowel tells you which. How the six tones sound →
rát means burning; stinging pain.
Meanings of rát in English
Adjective
- burning, stinging pain
Example sentences with rát
- "Chuyện đó xảy ra ngay sau ngày hôm qua.. vậy cái.. cái bộ phận sinh dục của bạn có đau không?" "Vẫn còn hơi đau rát một chút." "It's right after yesterday so ... that is ... do your genitals hurt or ...?" "It still smarts a little but..."
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, rát could be written as 𤌣. Today Vietnamese is written only in the Latin alphabet.
Etymology
Often theorized as being from Old Chinese 烈 (OC *[r]at) (B-S) (SV: liệt). However, the form tɑt⁷ recorded in the Vietic lect of Cao Lao Hạ and tát in the Lộc Hà lect of Hà Tĩnh point to an older form with the initial cluster *C-s instead of *r, therefore rendering the theory aforementioned unlikely. Compare pairs such as North Central tắn vs. written standard rắn, North Central tít vs. written standard rết.
Frequently asked questions
What does rát mean in English?
rát (adjective) means "burning; stinging pain".
How do you pronounce rát?
IPA: Hanoi [zaːt̚˧˦]; Saigon [ɹaːk̚˦˥]. Tones: rát — rising tone (sắc).