tết

See also: Appendix:Variations of "tet"

Vietnamese

Pronunciation

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

Etymology 1

Possibly non-Sino-Vietnamese reading of Chinese 紲 (“to tie, to bind (v.); rope, cord, bridle, halter (n.)”, SV: tiết).

Verb

tết • (緤)

1. to plait; to twist (rope, hair, etc.)

See also

• bện

Etymology 2

Noun

tết • (節)

1. Alternative letter-case form of Tết
2. (rare, usually in quotations) a festival

   "tết" con trai ― Tango no Sekku (literally, “boys' festival”)

   "tết" con gái ― Hinamatsuri (literally, “girls' festival”)