cứt

See also: Appendix:Variations of "cut"

Vietnamese

Etymology

From Proto-Vietic *kəc ~ *kɨc (“faeces”), from Proto-Mon-Khmer *ʔic ~ *ʔiə(c) ~ *ʔ(ə)c (“excrement; faeces”). Cognate with Muong Bi kếch (“rusty”), Arem kʉc, Khmer អាចម៍ (ʼac).

This is one of three known cases of velar initial in Vietnamese corresponding to zero-initial in other Austroasiatic branches. The other two cases are củi (“firewood”) and the dialectal cảy (“swollen”).

Pronunciation

(Hà Nội) IPA^(key): [kɨt̚˧˦]
(Huế) IPA^(key): [kɨk̚˦˧˥]
(Saigon) IPA^(key): [kɨk̚˦˥]
Audio (Hà Nội): (file)

Noun

cứt • (吉, 結, 𡳛, 𥻽)

(informal) shit (solid excretory product evacuated from the bowel)
Synonym: phân

cục cứt ― a turd

đống cứt ― a piled-up pile of shit

Coi chừng giậm cứt chó đó nghen.
Be careful not to step on dog shit.

Derived terms

Interjection

Cứt!

(vulgar) Bullshit!; Rubbish!

Synonyms

cục cứt!

Anagrams

tức