chớp

See also: chop, chóp, chöp, and chộp

Muong

Etymology

From Proto-Vietic *k-ɟəːp ~ *k-cəːp (“lightning”). Cognate with Vietnamese chớp.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /cəːp⁶/, [t͡ɕəːp⁶ ~ cəːp⁶]

Noun

chớp

(Mường Bi, weather) lightning
Tlời têm may cỏ từ chớp.
The sky tonight has a lot of lightnings.

References

Nguyễn Văn Khang; Bùi Chỉ; Hoàng Văn Hành (2002) Từ điển Mường - Việt (Muong - Vietnamese dictionary), Nhà xuất bản Văn hoá Dân tộc Hà Nội

Vietnamese

Etymology

From Proto-Vietic *k-ɟəːp or *k-cəːp (“lightning”).

Pronunciation

(Hà Nội) IPA^(key): [t͡ɕəːp̚˧˦]
(Huế) IPA^(key): [t͡ɕəːp̚˦˧˥]
(Hồ Chí Minh City) IPA^(key): [cəːp̚˦˥]

Noun

chớp • (𣊎, 𤎒, 𩅀)

(weather) lightning
Synonym: sét
a flash; flicker

Related terms

sấm (“thunder”)

Verb

chớp • (𥊝) (phonemic reduplicatives chớp chớp)

to flash; to flicker
(of eyes) to blink

Derived terms

chớp bóng (“movie”)
chớp nhoáng (“lightning-quick”)
cửa chớp (“shutters”)
đen chớp

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