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Vietnamese
Pronunciation
Etymology 1
From Middle Vietnamese ꞗạt.
Noun
vạt • (𧛌, 𧞄, 𫌐, 𧟝)
- (clothing) flap; coattail
- váy xẻ vạt ― slit skirt
1935, Đông Hồ, “Mua áo”, in Cô gái xuân, Vị Giang văn khố:Còn thước tấc, quên! Em chửa bảo: / Kích từng bao rộng, vạt bao dài?- And the size! I forgot to say / How wide it should be and how long the flaps.
2022, Thảo Trang, Tết ở làng Địa Ngục, NXB Thanh Niên, page 135:Cô mặc một chiếc áo tấc vạt dài, không để lộ tay chân.- She wore an áo tấc with long flaps covering her limbs.
- plot (of land)
Etymology 2
Compare vát.
Verb
vạt • (𠟲)
- to chamfer