quạt

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

Vietnamese

Etymology

From Proto-Vietic *gwaːt (“fan”), from Proto-Mon-Khmer *waat (“to go round; to curve; to bend; to turn”); cognate with Khmer វាត (viət, “to turn boat by paddling”).

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 (抉, 掘, 搧, 撅, 𢅅, 𦑗)

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

Derived terms

quạt điện (“electrical fan”)
quạt trần (“ceiling fan”)

Verb

quạt (抉, 掘, 搧, 撅, 𢅅, 𦑗)

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

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