đốt

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Vietnamese

Pronunciation

Etymology 1

From Proto-Vietic *tuːc (“to light”), from Proto-Mon-Khmer *t₁ut ~ *t₁uut ~ *t₁uc ~ *t₁uuc (“to light”). Cognate with Muong tốch, Khmer ដុត (dot, “to set light to, burn, grill”), Khasi thuit (“to catch fire”), Semai tòòt (“to burn, set light”).

Verb

đốt • (炪, 焠, 㷝, 𤋿, 㤕)

  1. (transitive) to set fire to; to set ablaze; to ignite
    đốt nhà ― to set a house on fire
Usage notes
  • đốt must involve fire. For burns on people and animals due to hotness alone, such as boiling water, use bỏng instead.

See also

  • cháy (“to burn, to be burnt”) (chiefly intransitive)

Etymology 2

From Proto-Vietic *toːc (“to bite (snake), to sting”).

Verb

đốt • (焠, 󱦭)

  1. (transitive, Northern Vietnam, Central Vietnam, of an insect) to sting
    Synonyms: chích, châm
    bị ong đốt ― be stung by bees

Etymology 3

From Proto-Vietic *tuːc (“inter-node”). Cognate with Arem utʊːt. Compare Proto-Katuic *toot, *ʔatoot (“joint, internode”) (whence Pacoh atout).

Noun

đốt • (炪, 咄, 焠, 󱢞)

  1. a joint; segment; internode
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