giết

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Vietnamese

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Etymology

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From Proto-Vietic *k-ə-ceːt (surface form of morphologically *k-pr-ceːt, with *-pr- reduced to *-r- then to a vocalic element), the causative form of *k-ceːt (to die) (whence chết). Cognate with Chut [Rục] kuciːt⁷ ("to kill"), Proto-Monic *k-r-cət (to kill) (whence Mon ဂစိုတ်).

Pronunciation

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Verb

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giết (𪲽, 𤄌, 𢷄, )

  1. to kill
    giết ngườito kill a person
    giết người hàng loạtto be a serial killer

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Derived terms