sắt
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Middle Vietnamese
Etymology
From Proto-Vietic *k-rac, from Chinese 鐵 (OC *l̥ʰiːɡ).
Noun
sắt
Descendants
- Vietnamese: sắt
References
- Alexandre de Rhodes (1651) “sắt”, in Dictionarium Annamiticum Lusitanum et Latinum (in Middle Vietnamese, Latin, and Portuguese), Rome: Propaganda Fide
Vietnamese
| Chemical element | |
|---|---|
| Fe | |
| Previous: mangan (Mn) | |
| Next: coban (Co) | |
Etymology
From Middle Vietnamese sắt, from Proto-Vietic *k-rac, from some form of Old Chinese 鐵 (OC *l̥ˤik) (B-S) (SV: thiết). Cognates within Vietic include Muong Bi khách and Chut kʰlat⁷. Compare Lakkia kʰjãk⁵⁵ (Pain, 2020).[1]
Attested in Phật thuyết đại báo phụ mẫu ân trọng kinh (佛說大報父母恩重經) as 可列 (MC khaX ljet) (modern SV: khả liệt).
Pronunciation
Noun
- iron (chemical element)
Adjective
sắt
- coalesced; solidified
- (figurative) strong, firm, tough
- kỷ luật sắt ― iron discipline