giết

See also: giet

Vietnamese

Etymology

From Proto-Vietic *k-ə-ceːt (surface form of morphologically *k-pr-ceːt, with *-pr- reduced to *-r- then to a vocalic element), the causative form of *k-ceːt (“to die”) (whence chết). Cognate with Chut [Rục] kuciːt⁷ ("to kill"), Proto-Monic *k-r-cət (“to kill”) (whence Mon ဂစိုတ်).

Pronunciation
  • (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [ziət̚˧˦]
  • (Huế) IPA(key): [jiək̚˦˧˥]
  • (Hồ Chí Minh City) IPA(key): [jiək̚˦˥]
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Verb

giết • (𪲽, 𤄌, 𢷄, 折)

  1. to kill
    giết người ― to kill a person
    giết người hàng loạt ― to be a serial killer

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Derived terms
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