vuốt

From Proto-Vietic *ʔa-pɔːt, from Proto-Mon-Khmer *puut ~ *puət (“to rub, to stroke”). Cognate with Arem apùət, Riang puət¹, Khasi syrpud (“to rub gently”), Mon ဗဗတ် (həpòt, “to rub”), Khmer ពួត (puət, “to rub”), Khmu [Cuang] rmpɔːt.

• (Hà Nội) IPA^(key): [vuət̚˧˦]
• (Huế) IPA^(key): [vuək̚˦˧˥]
• (Hồ Chí Minh City) IPA^(key): [vuək̚˦˥] ~ [juək̚˦˥]

vuốt • (𢴩, 𤢇, 𲃾, 猝, 捽, 孛)

1. claw
2. talon

• móng

vuốt • (𢴩, 𤢇, 𲃾, 猝, 捽, 孛)

1. to caress, to stroke (as in "to stroke a dog's head")