tát
Hanoi [taːt̚˧˦]Huế [taːk̚˦˧˥]Saigon [taːk̚˦˥] browser voice
Each syllable carries one of six tones; the mark on the vowel tells you which. How the six tones sound →
tát means to slap.
Meanings of tát in English
Verb
- to slap (in the face)
Verb
- to bail out, to drain out (water), mostly for agricultural purposes
- tát nướcto scoop water out quickly
Idioms and sayings with tát
- còn nước còn tát — (as long as) there's water left, it can be drained out
Example sentences with tát
- Tôi muốn tát chính mình. I wanted to slap myself.
- Tom đã hôn Mary và cô tát anh ta. Tom kissed Mary and she slapped him.
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, tát could be written as 拶, 撒. Today Vietnamese is written only in the Latin alphabet.
Etymology
From Proto-Vietic *ʔa-saːc (“to bail out (water)”), from Proto-Austroasiatic *saːcʔ (“to scoop, to bale”). Cognate with Mon သှာတ် (“to scoop up, draw, bale (water)”) and Khmer សាច (saac, “to spray, to throw (water)”). Doublet of tạt.
Frequently asked questions
What does tát mean in English?
tát (verb) means "to slap".
How do you pronounce tát?
IPA: Hanoi [taːt̚˧˦]; Saigon [taːk̚˦˥]. Tones: tát — rising tone (sắc).