quạt

See also: quat, quất, quặt, quật, and quat'

Vietnamese

Etymology

From Proto-Vietic *gwaːt (“fan”).

Pronunciation

(Hà Nội) IPA^(key): [kwaːt̚˧˨ʔ]
(Huế) IPA^(key): [kwaːk̚˨˩ʔ]
(Hồ Chí Minh City) IPA^(key): [waːk̚˨˩˨]
Homophone: quạc

quạt

Noun

(classifier cái) quạt • (撅, 橛, 厥, 𢅅, 𦑗, 𱻥)

a fan (hand-held or electrical device)
biểu đồ hình quạt ― a pie chart

Derived terms

Verb

quạt • (抉, 掘, 搧, 撅, 𢅅, 𦑗)

to fan (to blow air on by means of a fan)

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