sốt

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Syllables · tones

sốtrisingsắc

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

sốt means steaming hot.

Meanings of sốt in English

Adjective

steaming hot

Adverb

final particle at all

Verb

to have a fever; to have a temperature

Noun

sauce
Internet slang, neologism sauce, often used when requesting the source of an image or other posted material.
- Cho xin sốt vớiGive [me] source please!

Words with sốt

nóng sốt sốt phát ban sốt rét sốt ruột sốt sắng sốt vàng sốt xuất huyết sửng sốt nước sốt

Example sentences with sốt

Có vẻ như là tôi bị sốt. I seem to have a fever.
Có vẻ như tôi bị sốt. I seem to have a fever.
Tôi bị ho và sốt nhẹ. I have a cough and a little fever.
Tôi bị sốt rất cao. I had a very high fever.
Bạn có bị sốt không? Any fever?
Bạn không có bị sốt. You do not have a fever.

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, sốt could be written as 焠, 𤈠, 𣙸. Today Vietnamese is written only in the Latin alphabet.

Etymology

Attested in Phật thuyết đại báo phụ mẫu ân trọng kinh (佛說大報父母恩重經) as 破律 (MC phaH lwit) (modern SV: phá luật) and 𤈠, phonetic 律 (MC lwit) (modern SV: luật).

Frequently asked questions

What does sốt mean in English?

sốt (adjective) means "steaming hot".

How do you pronounce sốt?

IPA: Hanoi [sot̚˧˦]; Saigon [ʂok̚˦˥]. Tones: sốt — 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.