hút

See also: hut, Hut, hűt, hüt, and huť

Vietnamese

Etymology

From Proto-Mon-Khmer *hut ~ *huut ~ *huət ~ *huc ~ *huuc ~ *huəc; cognate with Khmer ហុត (hot, “to suck up”) and Bahnar huch.

Pronunciation

(Hà Nội) IPA^(key): [hut̚˧˦]
(Huế) IPA^(key): [hʊk̚˦˧˥]
(Hồ Chí Minh City) IPA^(key): [hʊk͡p̚˦˥]

Verb

hút (吸, 唿)

to absorb, to suck
ống hút
a drinking straw
to smoke
hút thuốc
to smoke (a cigarette)
to attract (iron)
(colloquial) to attract
Quán đó hút khách dữ lắm.
That store attracts a lot of customers.

Derived terms

Derived terms

cuốn hút
hút hít
thu hút

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