kiết

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See also: kiét and Kiệt

Vietnamese

Pronunciation

Etymology 1

This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.
Particularly: “Shorto (2009) mentions Mon ထကိတ် (dysentery) but it is the only comparandum there and I don't know of any other probable cognate either.”

Noun

kiết ()

  1. (pathology) dysentery
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Etymology 2

Sino-Vietnamese word from (poor).

Adjective

kiết

  1. poor, short of money, penniless
  2. stingy, miserly
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