huýt

Vietnamese

Etymology

From Proto-Austroasiatic *huəcˀ (“to whistle”). Cognate with Koho hoac, Bahnar hôch, Khmer ហួច (huəc).

Pronunciation

• (Hà Nội) IPA^(key): [hwit̚˧˦]
• (Huế) IPA^(key): [hwɨt̚˦˧˥]
• (Saigon) IPA^(key): [wɨt̚˦˥]

Verb

huýt • (𠲣, 𬕫)

1. to whistle