bít tất
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Vietnamese
Alternative forms
- (obsolete) bí tất
Etymology
Non-Sino-Vietnamese reading of Chinese 蔽膝 (“ancient knee covering”, SV: tế tất). The obsolete form bí tất is also attested.
The "intrusive" ‹-t› in the first syllable occurred in anticipation of the ‹t-› in tất.
Pronunciation
Noun
(classifier cái, chiếc) bít tất
- (Northern Vietnam) sock (covering for the foot)
- (by extension) stocking