vắt

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Vietnamese

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Pronunciation

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Etymology 1

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From Proto-Vietic *pat, from Proto-Mon-Khmer *pat ~ *pac ~ *paac; cognate with Mon ပတ် (pɔt), Halang poat and Kuy pat.

Verb

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vắt (𢪱)

  1. to rest something on something
    vắt tay lên tránto put one's hand to one's forehead (e.g. when concentrating deeply)
    vắt chéo chânto cross one's legs
    vắt áo lên vaito hang one's shirt on one's shoulder
  2. to wring (cloth)
  3. to squeeze (a piece of fruit to get juice out of it)
    (figurative) vắt chanh bỏ vỏto squeeze juice out of a lime then throw its remains away; to abandon someone or something after using them/it
    (figurative) vắt óc suy nghĩto "squeeze" one's brain; to think very hard; to agonize
    (figurative) vắt kiệt sức người lao độngto "squeeze dry" laborers' labor; to force laborers to work as hard as possible without caring about their well-being

Etymology 2

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From Proto-Vietic *-pat.

Noun

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(classifier con) vắt (𧉚, 𧊎, 𧊥)

  1. a land-leech