lặt
Appearance
See also: Appendix:Variations of "lat"
Vietnamese
[edit]Alternative forms
[edit]- (originally Northern Vietnam, now common) nhặt
Etymology
[edit]Attested as mlặt, lặt, nhạt, mnhạt in the Dictionarium Annamiticum Lusitanum et Latinum (1651).
From Proto-Vietic *m-ləc. Cognate with Arem alɪc.
Pronunciation
[edit]Verb
[edit]- (Central Vietnam, Southern Vietnam) to pluck off
- lặt lá mai đón Tết ― to pluck the leaves of the mai tree to prepare for the blossom during New Year
- (Central Vietnam) to castrate an animal
- Synonym: thiến
- bò lặt ― a castrated ox