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Vietnamese
Pronunciation
Etymology 1
From Proto-Austroasiatic *ɟɔ:tˀ (“to fall; to drip”). Cognate with Thavung tajɔːt, Khmu kmɟɔːt ("drop"), Semai jot (“to drip”).
Noun
giọt • (湥, , 𠸂)
- drop (e.g. of rain); droplet
Derived terms
Etymology 2
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Verb
giọt
- to pound; to flatten (with a hammer, pestle, etc.)
- (colloquial) to beat; to thrash; to drub