tạt

Vietnamese

Etymology

From Proto-Vietic *ʔa-saːc, from Proto-Mon-Khmer *sac ~ *saac; cognate with tát (“to bail out”).

Pronunciation

• (Hà Nội) IPA^(key): [taːt̚˧˨ʔ]
• (Huế) IPA^(key): [taːk̚˨˩ʔ]
• (Saigon) IPA^(key): [taːk̚˨˩˨]

Verb

tạt • (悉, 薩)

1. to drop by, or pop in

   Đợt này bận quá, chẳng có lúc nào tao tạt qua nhà mày chơi được.

   Recently, I was too busy to drop by your house for chit-chat.

2. to splash into, to pour water (or other liquids) onto someone

   Tạt cho nó gáo nước lạnh là nó tỉnh à.

   Splash cold water onto him, and you see he'll get up.

3. to slap (someone) strongly
4. (archaic) to turn, to turn aside, to swerve

See also

Derived terms

• tạt lon