phớt

Vietnamese

Pronunciation

  • (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [fəːt̚˧˦]
  • (Huế) IPA(key): [fəːk̚˦˧˥]
  • (Saigon) IPA(key): [fəːk̚˦˥]

Etymology 1

Borrowed from French feutre.

Noun

(classifier ) phớt

  1. felt

Etymology 2

Verb

phớt • ()

  1. to brush past; to scrape lightly in passing; to touch lightly
  2. (colloquial) to turn a deaf ear to; to ignore
Derived terms

Adjective

phớt • () (diminutive reduplication phơn phớt)

  1. (of colour) very light; pale