bớt

See also: Appendix:Variations of "bot"

Vietnamese

Pronunciation

• (Hà Nội) IPA^(key): [ʔɓəːt̚˧˦]
• (Huế) IPA^(key): [ʔɓəːk̚˦˧˥]
• (Saigon) IPA^(key): [ʔɓəːk̚˦˥]

Etymology 1

Noun

(classifier cái, vết) bớt • (𤴭)

1. birthmark

Etymology 2

From Proto-Vietic *pǝːc; cognate with Muong pớch.

Verb

bớt • (八, 叭, 扒, 𣼪, 𤁙)

1. to diminish, to cut down, to decrease, to reduce

   Đóng cửa lại đi cho bớt ồn ào.

   You should go shut the door so that less noise can come in.

   Bớt mưa rồi.

   The rain eased up.

See also

Derived terms

• ăn bớt
• bỏ bớt
• bớt lời
• bớt miệng
• giảm bớt
• tiêu bớt