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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)
- (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 heat 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, )
- (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, )
- a joint; segment; internode
Derived terms