quật

See also: quat, quất, quặt, quạt, and quat'

Vietnamese

Pronunciation

• (Hà Nội) IPA^(key): [kwət̚˧˨ʔ]
• (Huế) IPA^(key): [kwək̚˨˩ʔ]
• (Saigon) IPA^(key): [wək̚˨˩˨]

Etymology 1

Sino-Vietnamese word from 掘.

Verb

quật

1. (only in compounds) to dig up, to disinter

Derived terms

Derived terms

• khai quật

 

Etymology 2

From Proto-Mon-Khmer *kwit ~ *kwiət ~ *kwət (“to beat”); cognates include Khasi khyrwit (“to beat with stick”), kyrwit (“to beat”), kawiat (“to beat with something small”).

Verb

quật (reduplication quần quật)

1. to beat; to lash; to whip

Related terms

• quất (“to whip”)