kẹt

Vietnamese

Etymology

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Pronunciation

  • (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [kɛt̚˧˨ʔ]
  • (Huế) IPA(key): [kɛt̚˨˩ʔ]
  • (Saigon) IPA(key): [kɛk̚˨˩˨]

Adjective

kẹt • (, , )

  1. be stuck

Verb

kẹt • (, , )

  1. to be stuck
  2. (Southern Vietnam) to be busy

See also